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This book is about open and minimally invasive thoracic surgery for the practicing surgeon. In thoracic surgery “minimally invasive surgery” is usually described as video assisted thoracic surgery or VATS, and has become part of the work of all specialist thoracic surgeons. This development has taken place because of benefits to patients, advantages for surgeons and the overall health-economic advantages related to improved health outcomes.
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Wells, F.C., Coonar, A.S. (2018). Principles of Thoracic Surgery and Enhanced Recovery. In: Thoracic Surgical Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66270-1_1
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