Is video-assisted lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer oncologically equivalent to open lobectomy?†
Author(s) -
Waël C. Hanna,
Moira de Valence,
Eshetu G. Atenafu,
Marcelo Cypel,
Thomas K. Waddell,
Kazuhiro Yasufuku,
Andrew Pierre,
Marc de Perrot,
Shaf Keshavjee,
Gail Darling
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezs623
Subject(s) - medicine , vats lobectomy , lung cancer , surgery , adenocarcinoma , propensity score matching , stage (stratigraphy) , survival rate , pneumonectomy , pathological , cancer , paleontology , biology
The purpose of this study was to compare overall and disease-free survival after VATS and open lobectomy for clinical Stage I and II non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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