Comparison of Short-Term Outcomes Between Robot-Assisted and Video-Assisted Segmentectomy for Small Pulmonary Nodules: A Propensity Score-Matching Study.

Journal: Annals of surgical oncology
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Our study aimed to compare the short-term outcomes between robot-assisted segmentectomy (RAS) and video-assisted segmentectomy (VAS) for small pulmonary nodules.

Authors

  • Mu-Zi Yang
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
  • Zi-Hui Tan
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
  • Ji-Bin Li
    Department of Clinical Research, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
  • Chu-Long Xie
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
  • Tian-Yu Sun
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.
  • Hao Long
    Department of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
  • Jian-Hua Fu
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
  • Lan-Jun Zhang
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
  • Peng Lin
    Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Excited-State Energy Conversion and Energy Storage, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
  • Hao-Xian Yang
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. yanghx@sysucc.org.cn.