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From “open” to robotic assisted thoracic surgery: why RATS and not VATS?

Sara Ricciardi, Federico Davini, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa, Franca Melfi

Year
2018
Citations
13
Access
Open access

Abstract

Since 1990’s, when the first video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy was performed, the interest in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) to treat lung cancer has grown widely (1).

Keywords

Open surgeryCardiothoracic surgeryMedicineSurgery

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