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. 2021 Feb 12:7:280-282.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.01.043. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Robotic right upper lobectomy: Twelve steps

Prabhu Sasankan  1 , Stephanie Chang  2 , Robert Cerfolio  2
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Robotic right upper lobectomy: Twelve steps

Prabhu Sasankan et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Right upper lobe posterior ascending pulmonary artery exposure.
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Figure 1
The posterior ascending artery (A2) is identified prior to transection.
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