Are video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robotic video-assisted thoracic surgery (RVATS) for pulmonary resection ready for prime time?

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-342

  Rashid, Omar M ^a   Takabe, Kazuaki ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; ROBOTIC VIDEO ASSISTED THORACIC SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 84866874787     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.08.01     Document Type: Editorial

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