Comparison of the Early Robot-Assisted Lobectomy Experience to Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy for Lung Cancer a Single-Institution Case Series Matching Study
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- 1 September 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery
- Vol. 6 (5) , 305-310
- https://doi.org/10.1097/imi.0b013e3182378b4c
Abstract
ObjectiveRobotic surgery has evolved in urology, gynecology, and general surgery and seems to be an oncologically sound surgical approach. Robotic surgery has been infrequently reported for pulmona...Keywords
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