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Original article

Comparison of video‐assisted minithoracotomy and standard open thoracotomy for the treatment of non‐small cell lung cancer

Tetsuji Tashima Department of Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Kumamoto, JapanCorrespondenceyamaj@aichi‐med‐u.ac.jp
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Jun‐Ichi Yamashita Department of Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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Shogo Nakano Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto Chuo Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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Toko Joutsuka Department of Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Kumamoto, Japan
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Naoko Hayashi Department of Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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Tetsushi Saishoji Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kumamoto Chuo Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan
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Michio Ogawa Department of Surgery, Kumamoto University Medical School, Kumamoto, Japan
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Pages 203-208 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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