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Editorial
. 2023 Oct 31;15(10):5263-5267.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-23-1075. Epub 2023 Sep 15.

Thoracoscopic surgery in lung cancer: the rise of the robot

Ben Shanahan  1 , Richard Galloway  1 , Steven Stamenkovic  1 , Kelvin Lau  1 , David Waller  1 , Henrietta Wilson  1 , Periklis Perikleous  1
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Editorial

Thoracoscopic surgery in lung cancer: the rise of the robot

Ben Shanahan et al. J Thorac Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS); lobectomy; lung cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/jtd-23-1075/coif). SS and HW declare they are European Proctors for Intuitive Surgical. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Surgical approach to lung cancer Q4 2018–Q3 2022 (absolute numbers).
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Figure 2
Anatomic resections for lung cancer (% of all resections), Q2 2020–Q2 2022.
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