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Se inserta un dispositivo engrapador en el pecho durante la cirugía toracoscópica y el segmento de pulmón con vesículas se sujeta con grapas para luego ser extirpado.
La mayoría de los pacientes responde bastante bien a este procedimiento, por lo que la recuperación normalmente requiere de uno a tres días de hospitalización.
Se mantiene una sonda torácica durante uno o dos días después de la cirugía para dejar salir cualquier residuo de aire que quede en el espacio pleural.

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