Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of robot-assisted and video assisted thoracic surgery for early non-small cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis.

Journal: Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Radical resection of lung cancer and chemotherapy are the main methods for the treatment of early lung cancer, but surgical treatment is still the key and preferred method.

Authors

  • Pu Wang
    Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
  • Yan-Hua Fu
    Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Baoding Children's Hospital, Baoding, Hebei, China.
  • Hong-Feng Qi
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The 82nd Group Military Hospital of PLA, Baoding, Hebei, China.
  • Peng He
    Key Laboratory of Sensor Analysis of Tumor Marker, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China.
  • Hai-Feng Wang
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The 82nd Group Military Hospital of PLA, Baoding, Hebei, China.
  • Chao Li
    McGill University Health Centre, McGill Adult Unit for Congenital Heart Disease Excellence, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
  • Xue-Cong Liu
    Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The 82nd Group Military Hospital of PLA, Baoding, Hebei, China.