Thoracoscopic lobectomy is associated with lower morbidity than open lobectomy: A propensity-matched analysis from the STS database Subroto Paul, MD, Nasser K. Altorki, MD, Shubin Sheng, PhD, Paul C. Lee, MD, David H. Harpole, MD, Mark W. Onaitis, MD, Brendon M. Stiles, MD, Jeffrey L. Port, MD, Thomas A. D'Amico, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 139, Issue 2, Pages 366-378 (February 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.026 Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Lobectomy by thoracotomy or thoracoscopy by year in Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) general thoracic database. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, 366-378DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.026) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions