Use and Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Lobectomy for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the National Cancer Data Base.

Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery
PMID: 26822346

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have raised concerns that video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy may compromise nodal evaluation. The advantages or limitations of robotic lobectomy have not been thoroughly evaluated.

Authors

  • Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
  • Zhifei Sun
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
  • Paul J Speicher
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
  • Shakir M Saud
    Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
  • Brian C Gulack
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
  • Matthew G Hartwig
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
  • David H Harpole
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
  • Mark W Onaitis
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
  • Betty C Tong
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
  • Thomas A D'Amico
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
  • Mark F Berry
    Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California. Electronic address: berry037@stanford.edu.

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