Safety and experience with awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in compromized patients

T. Mohsen, A. Abou Zeid, T. Osama (Cairo, Egypt)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Actual challenges in thoracic surgery
Session: Actual challenges in thoracic surgery
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 296
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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T. Mohsen, A. Abou Zeid, T. Osama (Cairo, Egypt). Safety and experience with awake video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in compromized patients. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 296

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