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Victor Hugo R Motoki Teixeira1, Rafael Spessirits Barbosa1, Fábio De Oliveira Sousa1
1Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital dom Luiz I, Sociedade Beneficente Portuguesa do Pará and Hospital Universitário Barros Barreto - Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
Abstract:
We demonstrate that performing anatomical pulmonary resection by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery without staplers or energy devices is feasible. This technique is an alternative for surgeons with limited access to expensive technologies.
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