[Observational studies to evaluate robotic-assisted lung cancer surgery?]

A Bernard1

  • 1Département de chirurgie thoracique, Bocage Central, CHU de Dijon, 14, rue Gaffarel, BP 77908, 21079 Dijon, France.

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Summary

Robotic surgery may reduce conversion to thoracotomy but doesn't significantly lower complications or mortality. Further randomized controlled trials are needed to validate its use in bronchial cancer treatment.