SURGICAL
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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