Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Performed by Thoracic Surgeons as Effective as Thoracotomy.

DJ, Boffa; AS, Kosinski; AP, Furnary; S, Kim; MW, Onaitis; BC, Tong; PA, Cowper; JR, Hoag; JP, Jacobs; CD, Wright; JB Jr, Putnam; FG, Fernandez

doi:10.1200/jco.2018.77.8977

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Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Performed by Thoracic Surgeons as Effective as Thoracotomy.

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Authors:

Boffa DJ

Kosinski AS

Furnary AP

Abstract

Purpose The prevalence of minimally invasive lung cancer surgery using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has increased dramatically over the past decade, yet recent studies have suggested that the lymph node evaluation during VATS lobectomy is inadequate. We hypothesized that the minimally inva...

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