Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery versus uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery: is it a draw?

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Robotic Multispeciality Center for Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
² Unit of minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery, Robotic Multispeciality Center for Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

Editorial

Sara Ricciardi et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Mar.

. 2018 Mar;10(3):1361-1363.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.03.94.

¹ Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Robotic Multispeciality Center for Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
² Unit of minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery, Robotic Multispeciality Center for Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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