Robot versus video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for large thymic epithelial tumors: a propensity-matched analysis

Abstract Background Both video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy and robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) thymectomy have been suggested as technically sound approaches for early-stage thymic epithelial tumors. However, the choice of VATS or RATS thymectomy for large and advanc...

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Main Authors: Long-fei Zhu, Ling-min Zhang, Chun-jian Zuo, Tian-yu Sun, Bin Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02228-8