Results from a phase 3 clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, today (June 2nd) show that patients ...

Results from a Phase III clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that patients with lung cancer ...

Open lung resection was linked to higher margin positivity rates than robotic surgery or VATS, with wedge resection and ...

With lung tumour cases on the rise in India, robotic-assisted thoracic surgery offers a breakthrough—providing faster recovery, less pain, and greater precision. Discover how this cutting-edge ...

Studies have shown that people with lung cancer who undergo VATS consistently score higher in physical function, social function, role function, and vitality than those who undergo traditional open ...

A pair of ergometric performance results from a presurgical 6-minute walk test may predict cardiopulmonary complications after uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for lung cancer, ...

Early-stage lung cancer was detected as a nodule during a routine ... He then explained two types of surgery. One was a simple thoracoscopic, and the other was a robot-assisted Da Vinci. “Which is ...

“At MSK, we do more than 90% of lung cancer surgeries for early-stage disease using minimally invasive approaches such as VATS and robotic-assisted surgery,” Dr. Jones says. “We also use minimally ...

This operation is not as common as other types of lung cancer surgery. During your operation the ... The medical name for this operation is video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). The surgeon ...

That means it uses smaller cuts (incisions) than traditional open surgery (1 large incision). One common reason to do VATS is to remove part of a lung because of cancer. You have 2 lungs: a right lung ...

Your doctor will explain if surgery is a possible treatment for you. It depends on: the type of lung cancer its stage your general health. Lung cancer surgery is a serious operation and you need to be ...