VATS lobectomy vs. open lobectomy for early-stage lung cancer: an endless question-are we close to a definite answer?

Francesco Guerrera^{1

2}, Anne Olland^{3

4

5}, Enrico Ruffini^{1

2}, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Science, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, A.O.U. Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
⁴ INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, Strasbourg, France.
⁵ Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.

Editorial

Francesco Guerrera et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;11(12):5616-5618.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.12.19.

Francesco Guerrera^{1

2}, Anne Olland^{3

4

5}, Enrico Ruffini^{1

2}, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz^{3

4

5}

¹ Department of Surgical Science, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, A.O.U. Città Della Salute e Della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France.
⁴ INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, Strasbourg, France.
⁵ Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.

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Conflict of interest statement

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

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