| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The limited visual field in thoracotomy may lead to greater residual disease postoperatively in those receiving thoracotomy compared with VATS.31 Additionally, thoracotomy substantially disrupts the integrity of the chest wall and is consequently associated with complications such as bleeding and air leak into the pleural cavity more often than VATS.31, 32 It is thus possible that some of the addi
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