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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;12(6):3013-3017.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.03.45.

Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer: safety and advantages in employing complementary intraoperative lung ultrasound

Marco Sperandeo  1 , Mariapia Venuti  2 , Carla Maria Irene Quarato  2
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Editorial

Uniportal versus multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer: safety and advantages in employing complementary intraoperative lung ultrasound

Marco Sperandeo et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Jun.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.03.45). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Intra-operatory lung ultrasound during video-assisted thoracic surgery by a linear probe (12.5 MHZ) showing pulmonary hypoechoic nodule with irregular margin (white arrow) and increased thickness of the hyperechoic pleural line (blue arrow) with no artifacts below. Histologic diagnosis: adenocarcinoma and pulmonary fibrosis.
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