Comparison of the early robot-assisted lobectomy experience to video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for lung cancer: A single-institution case series matching study

Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 305-310

  Jang, Hee Jin ^a   Lee, Hyun Sung ^a   Park, Seong Yong ^a   Zo, Jae Ill ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lobectomy; Lung cancer; Robotic surgery; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOT ASSISTED LOBECTOMY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 80455150394     PISSN: 15569845     EISSN: 15590879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e3182378b4c     Document Type: Article

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