Video-assisted thoracoscopic versus open sleeve lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis from six comparative studies.

Dimitrios GiannisStepan M EsagianKonstantinos SkarentzosIoannis A ZiogasIoannis KatsarosDimitrios KosmidisGeorgios TsoulfasDavid LawrenceNikolaos Panagiotopoulos

Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2022)

The limitation of our study arises mainly due to the heterogeneity of the included studies. Nevertheless, VATS bronchial sleeve lung resection constitutes a feasible and safe alternative to the open sleeve lung resection surgery for the management of centrally located lung tumors.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
case control
coronary artery bypass
single cell
thoracic surgery
robot assisted
acute coronary syndrome