Published in Eur J Cardiothorac Surg on March 01, 2003
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) of the lung: analysis of intraoperative and postoperative complications over 15 years and review of the literature. Surg Endosc (2007) 1.47
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic solitary pulmonary nodule resection after CT-guided hookwire localization: 43 cases report and literature review. Surg Endosc (2010) 1.26
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) as a safe alternative for the resection of pulmonary metastases: a retrospective cohort study. J Cardiothorac Surg (2009) 1.08
Bronchial anastomosis using complete continuous suture in video-assisted thoracic surgery sleeve lobectomy. J Thorac Dis (2013) 1.07
A hybrid technique: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) pulmonary resections for community-based surgeons. Surg Endosc (2009) 1.07
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Is minimal access surgery for cancer associated with immunologic benefits? World J Surg (2005) 1.05
Video-assisted thoracoscopic pneumonectomy: the Edinburgh posterior approach. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 1.01
Outcomes of a hybrid technique for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) pulmonary resection in a community setting. J Thorac Dis (2010) 1.01
Segmentectomy as a safe and equally effective surgical option under complete video-assisted thoracic surgery for patients of stage I non-small cell lung cancer. J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 1.00
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy: the evidence base. JSLS (2007) 0.99
Comparison of costs for video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy and open lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer. Surg Endosc (2010) 0.95
VATS anatomic lung resections-the European experience. J Thorac Dis (2014) 0.93
A new approach for video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy "the caudal position". J Thorac Dis (2015) 0.92
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus open lobectomy for stage I lung cancer: A meta-analysis of long-term outcomes. Exp Ther Med (2012) 0.92
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Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy: results in lung cancer. J Thorac Dis (2010) 0.89
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Analysis of 1,067 cases of video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy. Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.89
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Can lymph node evaluation be performed well by video-assisted thoracic surgery? J Cancer Res Clin Oncol (2014) 0.86
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Safety and feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for stage IIIA lung cancer. Chin J Cancer Res (2014) 0.83
Flexible thoracoscopy may facilitate video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. World J Surg (2010) 0.81
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Reduced perioperative immune response in video-assisted versus open surgery in a rat model. Surg Today (2009) 0.80
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for resection of metastatic adenocarcinoma as an acceptable alternative. Surg Endosc (2008) 0.79
Long-term survival outcomes of video-assisted thoracic surgery for patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Chin J Cancer Res (2014) 0.79
Very long-term outcomes of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer. Surg Endosc (2008) 0.78
Feasibility and long-term efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgery for unexpected pathologic N2 disease in non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Med (2013) 0.77
Development and validation of a theoretical test of proficiency for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy. Surg Endosc (2014) 0.76
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus sternotomy in thymectomy for thymoma and myasthenia gravis. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2016) 0.75
Assessment of health-related quality of life of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma following esophagectomy using EORTC quality of life questionnaires. Mol Clin Oncol (2014) 0.75
Does the number of incisions in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery matter? J Thorac Dis (2016) 0.75
Video-assisted thoracic surgery resection of rib osteophytes. J Thorac Dis (2015) 0.75
Development of a video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy program in a single institution: results before and after completion of the learning curve. J Cardiothorac Surg (2016) 0.75
The evolution of intraoperative conversion in video assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (2016) 0.75
VATS lobectomy program: the trainee perspective. J Thorac Dis (2016) 0.75
Video-atlas of thoracoscopic formal lung resections emulating traditional open techniques - Editor's comments. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.75
Long-term survival following open versus thoracoscopic lobectomy after preoperative chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2015) 0.75
From open surgery to uniportal VATS: asturias experience. J Thorac Dis (2014) 0.75
Training in video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. Ann Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.75
U-clip for airway reconstruction: an experimental study of the feasibility of a robot-assisted endoscopic procedure. Surg Endosc (2011) 0.75
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery management of spontaneous pneumothorax--long-term results. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2010) 1.35
Current results of open total arch replacement versus hybrid thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortic arch aneurysm: a meta-analysis of comparative studies. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2012) 0.97
Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma presenting as a mediastinal mass. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 0.89
Focus on the unique mechanisms involved in thoracic aortic aneurysm formation in bicuspid aortic valve versus tricuspid aortic valve patients: clinical implications of a pilot study. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2012) 0.89
UK waiting time targets in lung cancer treatment: are they achievable? Results of a prospective tracking study. J Cardiothorac Surg (2007) 0.84
Age cutoff for the loss of survival benefit from use of radial artery in coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2013) 0.82
Red blood cell distribution width predicts mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting. Int J Cardiol (2012) 0.80
A particular phenotype of ascending aorta aneurysms as precursor of type A aortic dissection. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2012) 0.77
Spontaneous rupture of the right hemidiaphragm after video-assisted lung volume reduction operation. Ann Thorac Surg (2002) 0.75
Right lower lobectomy following inhalation of a toy traffic cone. JRSM Short Rep (2013) 0.75
Use of nitric oxide in thoracic surgery for a high risk cardiac patient. Ann Card Anaesth (2014) 0.75