The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1349-1350 , May 2010

Feasibility of transtracheal thoracoscopy (natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery)

  • Yun-Hen Liu, MD
    • ,
  • Hung-Ping Liu, MD
    • ,
  • Yi-Chen Wu, MD
    • ,
  • Po-Jen Ko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Po-Jen Ko, MD, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, No. 5, Fu-Shing St, Guei-Shan Shiang, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan 333, ROC.

Received 16 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 September 2009.

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 Supported by the Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, contract No. CMRPG-371471.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01267-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.09.039

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1349-1350 , May 2010

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