ArticleFrontiers in surgery2022
Early experience with uniportal robotic thoracic surgery lobectomy.
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- Perioperative outcomes and safety of Uniportal Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (U-RATS) for anatomic lung resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- Comparative efficacy of uniportal and multiportal robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Initial surgical results of subcostal uniportal robotic lung resection: a study of the perioperative outcomes and a CUSUM analysis of the learning curve.Surgery today · 2026Article
- The evolution of robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: current platforms, emerging technologies, and future perspectives - a narrative review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Post-Operative Outcomes and Different Pain Trajectories Between Uniportal Thoracoscopic, Multiport Robot-Assisted and Uniportal Robot-Assisted Major Lung Resection.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2026Article
- Advancing minimally invasive thoracic surgery: comparative insights into uniportal and multiportal robotic approaches for non-small cell lung cancer.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2026Article
- Uniportal robotic‑assisted thoracic surgery for anatomical lung resections: initial experience and technical feasibility.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2026Article
- Uniportal VATS for anatomical lung resection: 15 years of innovation.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Implementation of a robotic-assisted thoracic surgery program for anatomical lung resections, a single surgeon's experience.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Uniportal robotic thoracic surgery - an early Indian experience.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Biportal robotic-assisted surgery for lung segmentectomies: a surgical technique overview.Journal of visualized surgery · 2025Article
- Feasibility and safety of uniport robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in initial series of anatomical pulmonary resections under learning curve.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Uniportal & biportal robotic anatomic lung resection (without COJournal of visualized surgery · 2024Article
- Approaches and outcomes of Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS) for lung cancer: a narrative review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2023Review
- Transition from multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery to uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery… and evolution to uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery?Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Review
- The perioperative outcomes of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgeries-a systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical cohort studies and case reports.Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Comparison of uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary anatomic resections with multiport robotic-assisted thoracic surgery: a multicenter study of the European experience.Annals of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Invasiveness is considered one of the cornerstones of every field of surgery, and video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) approaches are now routinely used worldwide to perform pulmonary resections. Recently, robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) has become the preferred technique in many centers; it is routinely performed using three or four ports with at least one service incision, contrasting with the real concept of invasiveness, especially when compared to uniportal VATS (U-VATS). Hereby, we present our early experience with uniportal RATS (U-RATS) pulmonary resections for early-stage lung cancer. Technical details of surgical steps are accurately described and commented on. Results: Twenty-four consecutive patients with lung cancer underwent U-RATS anatomical pulmonary resections at our institute. All procedures were completed with the uniportal approach. The mean operative time was 210 min (range 120-350); in the last 10 cases, the operative time was significantly reduced (180 min) compared to the first 10 cases (232 min) ( Conclusions: U-RATS is a safe and feasible technique, combining the advantages of U-VATS with the well-known advantages of robotic surgery.
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