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Pulmonary function, postoperative pain, and serum cytokine level after lobectomy: a comparison of VATS and conventional procedure

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2001 · Vol. 72(2) · pp. 362–365

Itaru Nagahiro✉(Okayama University)Akio Andou(Okayama University)Motoi Aoe(Okayama University)Yoshifumi Sano(Okayama University)Hiroshi Date(Okayama University)Nobuyoshi Shimizu(Okayama University)

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Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicineThoracotomyVATS lobectomyPulmonary function testingAnesthesiaPostoperative painSurgeryCardiothoracic surgeryCytokineLung

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AdultAgedFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsLung Volume MeasurementsLymph Node ExcisionMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePain, PostoperativePostoperative PainPneumonectomyThoracotomy

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