Robot-assisted thoracoscopic lung resection aimed at solo surgery for primary lung cancer

General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 292-294

  Yamada, Katsuo ^a   Kato, Shinji ^b  

^a National Hospital Organization Higashi Nagoya National Hospital   (Japan)

^b Aichi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Lung resection; Naviot; Robot assist; Solo surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PNEUMONECTOMY; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45749101724     PISSN: 18636705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-008-0240-0     Document Type: Article

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