Feasibility and safety of robot-assisted thoracic surgery for lung lobectomy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: World journal of surgical oncology
Published Date: May 8, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) lobectomy versus video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for lobectomy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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  • Shiyou Wei
    Department of Thoracic surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
  • Minghao Chen
    Center for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 510010, China.
  • Nan Chen
  • Lunxu Liu
    Department of Thoracic surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China. lunxu_liu@aliyun.com.

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