Mesothelioma

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Summary: with the development of instruments that are especially for thoracoscopic surgery, the actual number of operation increased and so the operative indication was further expanded ( Fig.2 ). Particularly in Japan, currently, VATS has been practiced in chest surgery as follows: 86% in pneumothorax; 68% in cystic disease; 26% in primary lung cancer; 49%

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