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Subcostal Specimen Removal in Completely Portal Robotic Lobectomy
Published on: April 19, 2024
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy via confronting upside-down monitor setting
Mingyon Mun1, Junji Ichinose1, Yosuke Matsuura1
1Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, The Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been widely accepted as a minimally invasive surgery for treatment of early-stage lung cancer. However, various VATS approaches are available. In patients with lung cancer, VATS should achieve not only minimal invasiveness but also safety and oncological clearance. In this article, we introduce our method of VATS lobectomy.
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