A Retrospective Comparison of Oncologic and Staging Outcomes Between Surgical Procedures–Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Versus Thoracotomy in Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma
VATS appears to provide comparable lymph node retrieval and short-term outcomes to open surgery. These findings add valuable data from an underrepresented Eastern European population and support the broader adoption of minimally invasive techniques in lung cancer surgery.
Authors
- Teodor Horvat
- Bogdan Tanase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9286-9023)
- Elena Chitoran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9225-8030)
- Vlad Rotaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6161-1951)
- Alin Burlacu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9330-4107)
- Traian Pătraşcu
- Laurentiu Simion
Institutions
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO)
- Institutul Cantacuzino (RO)
- Institutul Oncologic Bucuresti (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicina
- Published
- 2026-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina62040702
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00