Commentary: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus robotic assisted surgery: Are we asking the right question?

Minimally invasive surgical approaches are steadily replacing thoracotomy in early lung cancer. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is safe and oncologically equivalent to open surgery,1-3 demonstrating less postoperative pain, shorter hospital stay, and decreased blood loss.4-6 However, technical challenges, such as dissection of small yet variable segmental bronchovascular structures and the intersegmental plane, result in a steep learning curve that may hinder the adoption of VATS for segmentectomy.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research