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Pulmonary function loss after thoracoscopic lung resection cannot be accurately evaluated by the number of resected segments. According to the resection extent index, intentional thoracoscopic segmentectomy may help preserve more pulmonary function than thoracoscopic lobectomy only when less than half of the corresponding lobe are resected.
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