Oncologic Equivalence of Minimally Invasive Lobectomy: The Scientific and Practical Arguments.
CONCLUSIONS: MIL is an oncologically equivalent operation with substantially less morbidity, especially in frail populations. It is reasonable to suggest that MIL should be the technique of choice, even a quality indicator, for lobectomy.
PMID: 29678519 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Demmy TL, Yendamuri S, D'Amico TA, Burfeind WR Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research
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