RT Book, Section
A1 Roberts, John R.
A2 Sugarbaker, David J.
A2 Bueno, Raphael
A2 Colson, Yolonda L.
A2 Jaklitsch, Michael T.
A2 Krasna, Mark J.
A2 Mentzer, Steven J.
A2 Williams, Marcia
A2 Adams, Ann
SR Print(0)
ID 1105842194
T1 The Five Lobectomies
T2 Adult Chest Surgery, 2e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178189-3
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105842194
RD 2023/03/28
AB The  ability  to  select  patients  appropriately,  perform  a  competent  pulmonary  lobectomy,  and  manage  patients  safely  in  the  postoperative  interval  epitomizes  the  skills  of  a  good  general  thoracic  surgeon,  more  than  any  other  aspect  of  the  job.  Lung  cancer  patients  comprise  a  majority  of  general  thoracic  surgical  patients,  and  lobectomy,  particularly  the  extended  versions  (i.e.,  sleeve  lobectomy  and  lung  and  chest  wall  resection),  constitutes  most  of  a  general  thoracic  surgeon's  work.  In  no  other  endeavor  does  a  thoracic  surgeon  have  more  impact  on  his  or  her  patients.