Robotically Assisted Lobectomy: Learning Curve and Complications

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-295

  Melfi, Franca M A ^a   Mussi, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MEDIASTINUM MASS; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 48449088871     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2008.06.001     Document Type: Review

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