Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 141-149 , Summer 2007

Thoracoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

  • Robert J. McKenna Jr, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Robert J. McKenna, Jr, MD, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, 8635 West Third 975W, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

References 

  1. The National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group. Effects of lung volume reduction surgery versus medical therapy: results from the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. New Engl J Med. 2003;348(21):2059–2073
  2. McKenna RJ, Benditt JO, DeCamp M, et al. Safety and efficacy of median sternotomy versus video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung volume reduction surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004;127(5):1350–1360
  3. The National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group. Cost effectiveness of lung volume reduction surgery versus medical therapy: results from the National Emphysema Treatment Trial. New Engl J Med. 2003;348(21):2092–2102

PII: S1522-2942(07)00060-8

doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2007.04.002

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 141-149 , Summer 2007

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