Authors: Vincent Arlet
Publish Date: 2004/10/27
Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 149-150
Abstract
In their study it is very clear that the only difference noticed between their two identical groups of patients treated with conventional thoracotomy group A and the minimal access thoracotomy group B is a change in the early postoperative pulmonary function test at 2 weeks At 3 months no difference could be observed in terms of functional vital capacity and forced expiratory volume Unfortunately no data is given for 1year or 2year followups but common sense and literature review should predict that no difference should be observed between their two groups
Keywords: