Is video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy better than thoracotomy for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-414

  Zhang, Zhenrong ^a   Liu, Deruo ^a   Feng, Hongxiang ^a   Yao, Zhiyuan ^a   Zhang, Yaowen ^a   Wei, Dong ^a   Teng, Jiamei ^a  

^a CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Non small cell lung cancer; Oncologic outcomes; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

META-ANALYSIS; NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER; ONCOLOGIC OUTCOMES; VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACIC SURGERY;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PNEUMONECTOMY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84882597953     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt015     Document Type: Review

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