Robotic surgery is increasingly used to resect lung cancer. However costs are high. We compared costs and outcomes for robotic surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and open surgery, to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Robotic surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery, and open surgery for early stage lung cancer: comparison of costs and outcomes at a single institute

Montorsi, Marco;Alloisio, Marco;
2018-01-01

Abstract

Robotic surgery is increasingly used to resect lung cancer. However costs are high. We compared costs and outcomes for robotic surgery, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and open surgery, to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
2018
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
costs
lobectomy open surgery
robotic surgery
thoracoscopic surgery
video-assisted surgery
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