Intraoperative conversion from video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy to open thoracotomy: A study of causes and implications

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy: Experience With 1,100 Cases

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Medicine, Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery +7

Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity than open lobectomy: A propensity-matched analysis from the STS database

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Medicine, Surgery, General Surgery +7

Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Lobectomy: Report of CALGB 39802—A Prospective, Multi-Institution Feasibility Study

James E. Herndon, Thomas A. D’Amico, Todd L. Demmy et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2007 · 580 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Surgery +16

Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity compared with thoracotomy

Nestor Villamizar, Marcus D. Darrabie, William R. Burfeind et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2009 · 370 citations · Full text

Medicine, Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery +6

Use of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Lobectomy in the Elderly Results in Fewer Complications

Stephen M. Cattaneo, Bernard J. Park, Andrew S. Wilton et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2007 · 275 citations · Full text

Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Surgery +13