Surgical Effectiveness of Uniportal-VATS Lobectomy Compared to Open Surgery in Early-Stage Lung Cancer

BackgroundAlthough the feasibility and safety of Uniportal-Video-Assisted thoracic surgery (U-VATS) has been proven, its surgical effectiveness is still debated. The aim of this study is to assess the equivalence of the U-VATS approach compared with an open technique in terms of surgical (nodal-upst...

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Main Authors: Dania Nachira, Maria Teresa Congedo, Diomira Tabacco, Carolina Sassorossi, Giuseppe Calabrese, Mahmoud Ismail, Maria Letizia Vita, Leonardo Petracca-Ciavarella, Stefano Margaritora, Elisa Meacci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.840070/full