Thoracoscopic lobectomy versus open lobectomy in stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis.

The objective of the present meta-analysis was to evaluate the survival, recurrence rate, and complications in patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or open lobectomy. A literature search was conducted on June 31, 2012 using...

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Main Authors: Yi-xin Cai, Xiang-ning Fu, Qin-zi Xu, Wei Sun, Ni Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3877005?pdf=render