Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Aug 18, 2021
OBJECTIVES: Lymph node dissection (LND) with robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) in lung cancer surgery has not been fully evaluated. The aim of this study was to compare LND surgical results between video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS...
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Apr 29, 2021
OBJECTIVES: Minimally invasive thoracic surgery has evolved with the introduction of robotic platforms. This study aimed to compare the long-term and short-term outcomes of the robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) and video-assisted thoracic surger...
This study aimed to determine the optimal image reconstruction method for preoperative computed tomography (CT) angiography for pulmonary segmentectomy. This study enrolled 20 patients who underwent contrast-enhanced CT examination for pulmonary segm...
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen
Aug 1, 2020
The number of interventions using robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) is increasing in Germany, following the previous international development. Robot-assisted surgery provides some technical advantages and can overcome existing limitations of vi...
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Jun 1, 2018
We present the case of a 74-year-old man with Stage IIa pulmonary adenocarcinoma, for which he underwent a robotic right middle lobectomy. A 4-armed, 5-port approach was used. Four intercostal ports were created above the ninth rib using the Cerfolio...
Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai zasshi. The japanese journal of urology
Jan 1, 2018
A 34-year-old man presented with scrotal pain and slight fever. The scrotal pain was improved by the treatment of antibiotics, but the slight fever remained and an abdominal protuberance appeared. Computed tomography showed a 22 cm abdominal tumor wi...
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Sep 1, 2017
OBJECTIVES: Minimally invasive procedures are used for the surgical treatment of lung cancer. Two techniques are proposed: video-assisted thoracic surgery or robotic-assisted thoracic surgery. Our goal was to study the economic impact of our long-sta...
Surgical oncology clinics of North America
Jul 1, 2016
Robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomy can be considered for patients able to tolerate conventional lobectomy. Contraindications to resection via thoracotomy apply to patients undergoing robotic lobectomy. Team training, familiarity with equipment, tro...
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