Robotic assistance for video-assisted thoracic surgical lobectomy: Technique and initial results

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 54-59

  Park, Bernard J ^a   Flores, Raja M ^a   Rusch, Valerie W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CARCINOID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; TUBE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 30044441985     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.031     Document Type: Article

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