Deaths from lung cancer exceed those from any other type of malignancy, with 1· 5 million
deaths in 2010. Prevention and smoking cessation are still the main methods to reduce the …

Since the introduction of anatomic lung resection by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
(VATS) was introduced 20 years ago, VATS has experienced major advances in both …

OBJECTIVES This meta-analysis aimed to compare the perioperative outcomes of video-
assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) with open thoracotomy for propensity score-matched …

Background Despite implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in lung
surgery, potential barriers for improvements should be identified. The aim of this single …

OBJECTIVES A prospective, randomized study was carried out on patients undergoing lung
cancer surgery, with the aim of determining if uniportal video-assisted lobectomy has more …

Background The aim of this nationwide observational cohort study was to investigate the
early postoperative complications and long-term survival following video-assisted …

Pulmonary ground glass opacity (GGO) is becoming an important clinical dilemma in
oncology as its diagnosis in clinical practice is increasing due to the introduction of low dose …

Simple Summary Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robotic-assisted
thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) are known to be safe and efficient surgical procedures to treat …

OBJECTIVES Uniportal approaches to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
lobectomy have been described in significant series. Few comparison studies between the …

OBJECTIVES Days alive and out of hospital (DAOH) integrates overall information of
hospitalization, readmissions, and mortality that have been applied as a new outcome …