SynthesisSurgery today2019
Current status of robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer.
Synthesis in Surgery today, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.
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- Comparative analysis of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery vs robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for esophageal leiomyoma enucleation: a multi-institutional propensity score-weighted study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Trends and Outcomes of Lung Cancer Surgery in South Korea.Cancer research and treatment · 2026Article
- Research progress in the application of double-lumen endobronchial tubes and bronchial blockers in thoracic surgery.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Non-assistant help operation in dual-portal RATS (neoDRATS): a surgical technique.Journal of visualized surgery · 2026Article
- Analysis of First 50 Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgeries in a University Teaching Hospital: Anesthetic Considerations and Postoperative Outcomes.Annals of cardiac anaesthesia · 2025Article
- Impact of the expanded indication of robot-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal tumors.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
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- Asaraldehyde suppresses non-small cell lung cancer progression via ferroptosis induction and inhibition of PI3K-AKT signaling.American journal of cancer research · 2025Article
- Current status analysis of the prevalence and regional disparities of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy in Japan using diagnosis procedure combination data.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Intraoperative robotic surgical system-related problems in robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024Article
- Systematic review of robotic video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery total pneumonectomy for lung cancer.Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery · 2024Review
- Advantages of robot-assisted resection of large mediastinal tumors: a single-center preliminary study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
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- Comparison of different approaches in complete thoracoscopic segmentectomy of lung lower lobe.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Complete thoracoscopic S9 and/or S10 segmentectomy through a pulmonary ligament approach: a retrospective study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
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- Single-incision port robot-assisted surgery for thymic carcinoid tumor resection.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Article
- Short-Term Surgical Outcomes for Lobectomy Between Robot-Assisted Thoracic Surgery and Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Propensity score-matched comparison of robotic- and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, and open lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer patients aged 75 years or older.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery reduces perioperative complications and achieves a similar long-term survival profile as posterolateral thoracotomy in clinical N2 stage non-small cell lung cancer patients: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial.Translational lung cancer research · 2021Article
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Abstract
The robotic surgical system was designed to overcome the drawbacks of conventional endoscopic surgery. Since national health insurance in Japan began covering robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) for malignant lung and mediastinal tumors in 2018, the number of RATS procedures being performed domestically has increased rapidly. This review evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of RATS for patients with lung cancers, based on an electronic literature search of PubMed. The main advantages of RATS are its ability to achieve excellent lymph-node removal with low morbidity and mortality, and minimal postoperative pain. Conversely, its disadvantages include a long operation time and the need for specialized instruments. However, the learning curve for RATS is reported to be shorter than that for VATS: some studies recommend that a surgeon needs to perform 18-22 robotic operations to attain sufficient skill. RATS for lung cancer is more expensive than VATS and the cost of training is high. Although the main disadvantage of RATS is that it reduces operator's tactile senses, the endoscope, which is directly manipulated by the surgeon at the console, using various magnifications, and 3D HD images on the monitor, may compensate for this. Ultimately, RATS offers better maneuverability, accuracy, and stability over VATS.
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