Minimally invasive thoracic surgery: robot-assisted versus
video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Liping Zeng; Tianyu He; Jian Hu

doi:10.5114/wiitm.2023.128714

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Thoracic surgery

abstract:

Review paper

Minimally invasive thoracic surgery: robot-assisted versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Liping Zeng

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Tianyu He

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,

Jian Hu

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Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Videosurgery Miniinv 2023; 18 (3): 436–444

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.128714

Online publish date: 2023/06/20

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Minimally invasive techniques have been widely applied in general thoracic surgery. Compared with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), due to its theoretic superiority, robotic surgery is challenging the traditional position of VATS. With its unique advantages, including 3D vision and a high-freedom endowrist, it leads to easier lymph node dissection, more convenient blood vessel dissection, a shorter learning curve and competence for the completion of complex surgery. However, as a new surgical technology, the safety and efficacy of robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) still need to be further verified. Thus, in this article, we review and summarize the application of RATS versus VATS in general thoracic surgery.

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Minimally invasive thoracic surgery: robot-assisted versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Liping Zeng 1 , Tianyu He 1 , Jian Hu 1

video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, minimally invasive, thoracic surgery

Liping Zeng

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,

Tianyu He

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Jian Hu

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