Underscoring the Importance of Evidence-based Guidelines for Technical Aspects of Lung Surgery

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¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler St, Unit 1489, Houston, TX 77030. Electronic address: mbantonoff@mdanderson.org.

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Mariya L Samoylova et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Jun.

. 2025 Jun;119(6):1346.

doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.11.019. Epub 2024 Dec 6.

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Pressler St, Unit 1489, Houston, TX 77030. Electronic address: mbantonoff@mdanderson.org.

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