Pulmonary Open, Robotic and Thoracoscopic Lobectomy (PORTaL) Study: Survival Analysis of 6,646 Cases.
Michael S KentMatthew G HartwigEric VallièresAbbas E AbbasRobert J CerfolioMark R DylewskiThomas FabianLuis J HerreraKimble G JettRichard S LazzaroBryan MeyersRishindra M ReddyMichael F ReedDavid C RicePatrick RossInderpal S SarkariaLana Y SchumacherLawrence N SpierWilliam B TisolDennis A WigleMichael ZervosPublished in: Annals of surgery (2023)
Our finding from this large multicenter study suggests that patients undergoing RL and OL have statistically similar OS, while the VATS group was associated with shorter OS. Further studies with longer follow-up are necessary to help evaluate these observations.