Open AccessComparison of robotic-assisted lobectomy with video-assisted thoracic surgery for stage IIB–IIIA non-small cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Chongwu Li,
Yingjie Hu,
Jia Huang,
Jiantao Li,
Long Jiang,
Lin Hao,
Peiji Lu,
Qingquan Luo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
translational lung cancer research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2226-4477
pISSN - 2218-6751
DOI - 10.21037/tlcr.2019.10.15
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , vats lobectomy , cardiothoracic surgery , surgery , lung cancer , thoracotomy , stage (stratigraphy) , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , retrospective cohort study , robotic surgery , pneumonectomy , paleontology , biology
With the rapid development of surgical technics and instruments, more and more locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients are being treated by minimally invasive surgery (MIS), including video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS). The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the perioperative and long-term outcomes of patients who underwent lobectomy by these two surgical approaches.