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Learning Curve for Thoracoscopic Individual Basilar Segmentectomy: 18-Year Experience
Thoracoscopic anatomical individual basilar segmentectomy remains challenging owing to the deep intraparenchymal location of the hilar structures and anatomical variations. We analyzed and reported the experie...
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Residual middle lobectomy after right upper or lower lobectomy: indications and outcome
Residual middle lobectomy after upper lobectomy and lower lobectomy differs in their indications and perioperative outcomes. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the indications and perioperative outcomes of residu...
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Thoracoscopic removal of an azygos vein aneurysm with thrombus formation
A 43-year-old asymptomatic patient was diagnosed with an azygos vein aneurysm on contrast-enhanced computed tomography; at the 5-year follow-up, contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed development of an...
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The preoperative assessment of subpleural lung cancer movement to distinguish thoracic wall adhesion or invasion using four-dimensional computed-tomography
Four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) is a relatively new technology. A review of the relevant medical literature reveals only very limited previous investigations of the utility of this technique. We re...
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Influx of air into the left atrium during lung resection
In this study, we aimed to determine conditions associated with the development of air bubbles in the pulmonary veins during lung resection.
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Venous phase contrast-enhanced computed tomography facilitates the detection of pulmonary venous tumor thrombus
A 64-year-old woman, with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma, developed recurrent metastatic lung nodules after lung metastasectomy 10 years ago. Computed tomography (CT) revealed tumors in the right middle...
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Congenital bronchial atresia complicated with severe cough —A case report—
A 37-year-old woman presented severe cough for several years. Chest X-ray showed an abnormal shadow in the right upper lung field. That was absent but hyperlucent before onset. Chest CT scan revealed a mass sh...