ArticleAnnals of thoracic medicine
Comparison of perioperative outcomes between hybrid uniportal robotic-assisted and uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery - A propensity score matching analysis.
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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
- 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
- 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
- Early clinical and economic outcomes of uniportal robotic- and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung anatomic resection: a retrospective study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundTo evaluate the perioperative outcomes of hybrid multi-arm robotic-assisted uniportal thoracoscopic surgery (H-URATS) using a laparoscopic stapling device, assess the safety and feasibility of the procedure, and summarize the surgical experience.
methodsThe Department of Thoracic Surgery at Xinjiang Tumor Hospital has performed over 100 H-URATS procedures using endoscopic staplers and the robotic surgery platform. We collected the clinical data and perioperative outcomes from patients undergoing Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (UVATS) and H-URATS between January 2023 and August 2024. Propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted based on clinical characteristics and perioperative outcomes were compared between the two groups after matching.
resultsA total of 395 patients were included, with 109 in the H-URATS group and 286 in the UVATS group. After PSM, each group consisted of 92 patients. There were no significant differences between the H-URATS and UVATS groups in terms of chest drainage duration, postoperative hospital stay, conversion to thoracotomy rate, intensive care unit admission rate, postoperative complication rate, postoperative pathological types, or tumor TNM staging (
conclusionIn terms of short-term results, our study confirms the safety and feasibility of H-URATS as a new minimally invasive technique. It combines the advantages of uniportal thoracoscopy and robotic surgery systems and demonstrates potential benefits in oncological outcomes and complex procedures such as segmentectomies.
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