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  • Neuspehi endoskopskega operiranja ob pomoči video kamere pri malignih boleznihv prsnem košu = Failure of video-assisted thoracic surgery for malignant thoracic diseases
    Eržen, Janez, 1944- ...
    Background. Risks associated with video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for malignant tumours of the lung and mediastinum include incomplete resection andpotential dissemination. Mehod. A ... restrospective analysis of patients operated on for malignant lung and mediastinal tumours was done. Results. Two patients, one with a malignant tumour of the lung and another with a malignantmediastinal tumour, operated on by the VATS technique had local recurrence in the lung and pleura, 4 and 6 months after the operation, respectively. Conclusion. The VATS technique has not proved an appropriate modality for treating malignant lung and mediastinal tumours.
    Type of material - article, component part
    Publish date - 1997
    Language - slovenian
    COBISS.SI-ID - 7227097