Does video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) lobectomy really result in fewer complications than thoracotomy? The biases are clear, the role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery less so.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
Raja M
RM
Flores
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013908:Thoracotomy