Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open lobectomy for primary non-small-cell lung cancer: a propensity-matched analysis of outcome from the European Society of Thoracic Surgeon database [THORACIC]
CONCLUSIONS
Data from the ESTS database confirmed that lobectomy performed through VATS is associated with a lower incidence of complications compared with thoracotomy.
Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Falcoz, P.-E., Puyraveau, M., Thomas, P.-A., Decaluwe, H., Hurtgen, M., Petersen, R. H., Hansen, H., Brunelli, A., on behalf of the ESTS Database Committee and ESTS Minimally Invasive Interest Group, On behalf of the ESTS Database Committee and ESTS Minim Tags: Mediastinum, Cardiac - physiology THORACIC Source Type: research
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