Open AccessMinimally Invasive Lobectomy Is Associated With Lower Noncancer-specific Mortality in Elderly Patients
Author(s) -
Boris Hristov,
Takashi Eguchi,
Sarina Bains,
Joseph Dycoco,
Kay See Tan,
James M. Isbell,
Bernard J. Park,
David R. Jones,
Prasad S. Adusumilli
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000002772
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , propensity score matching , lung cancer , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , cohort , pneumonectomy , cancer , paleontology , biology
To investigate cancer- and noncancer-specific mortality following lobectomy by minimally invasive surgery (MIS) versus open thoracotomy in elderly patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC).