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Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 437-439 , February 2005

Supine position with alternating inflation pneumatic cuffs in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for bilateral pneumothorax

Received 15 March 2004 ,Accepted 2 June 2004.

A, Patient was placed in supine position with bilateral long pneumatic cuffs beneath back. Patient's arms were elevated and fixed above face. B, Schema of patient positioning and trocar sites for bila

A, Patient was placed in supine position with bilateral long pneumatic cuffs beneath back. Patient's arms were elevated and fixed above face. B, Schema of patient positioning and trocar sites for bilateral VATS. Open circle indicates camera port. Closed circles indicate working ports.
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