ReviewAnnals of cardiothoracic surgery2023
Transition from multiportal video-assisted thoracic surgery to uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery… and evolution to uniportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery?
Review in Annals of cardiothoracic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Short-term outcomes of multi-arm uniportal robotic thoracic surgery versus uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- Feasibility of uniportal thoracoscopic sublobar resection without chest tube drainage: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- The future of lung cancer surgery lies between innovations: synergy across the perioperative ERATS pathway.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Uniportal versus multiportal robotic-assisted thoracic surgery pulmonary resections: a propensity score-matched analysis.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of short-term outcomes between multi-arm uniportal and multiport robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery based on propensity score matching.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Pain Management After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgeries: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Single-center retrospective study on the clinical application of multi-arm robotic-assisted uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Export priority technique for Uni-portal thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Multiport robotic anatomic lung resections: a dodecalogue for neophytes.Journal of visualized surgery · 2024Review
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Hazard Detection in Robotic-Assisted Single-Incision Oncologic Surgery.Cancers · 2023Article
- Comparison of perioperative outcomes between hybrid uniportal robotic-assisted and uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery - A propensity score matching analysis.Annals of thoracic medicineArticle
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Abstract
The greatest disruptive innovation in lung cancer surgery in modern times has been the switch from open thoracotomy to video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). More recently, the transition from multiportal VATS (MVATS) to uniportal VATS (UVATS) has represented another mini-advance in reducing surgical access trauma. In the search for the next breakthrough in lung cancer surgery, a number of promising candidates have emerged, including screening, sublobar resections, 3D technology, enhanced peri-operative care pathways, ablative therapy and multi-modality management. However, could the way forwards be simply a further minimization of surgical access trauma, and could this be achieved by uniportal robotic surgery? Emergence of a 'winning' candidate will depend on a systematic evaluation of the evidence for the benefits and costs of each.
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