Advances in Robot-Assisted Thoracic Cancer Surgery

Dear Colleagues,

Thoracoscopy was the first minimally invasive procedure used in thoracic surgery throughout the 1990s. After several years, VATS’s superiority over open approaches was proven. Consequently, according to many international guidelines, videothoracoscopy is the standard of care for early-stage lung cancer treatment. Nowadays, the emergence of surgical robotic platforms has altered the landscape. RATS was positioned as a potentially effective platform for lung cancer resection due to its benefits, such as its high-quality three-dimensional vision, reduction in surgeon tremors, increased mobility, and preservation of the intercostal nerve. However, its implementation was dragged out significantly by worries about the lack of feedback, challenging bleeding control, difficult learning curves, and increased costs.

We believe that RATS’s benefits will overcome these concerns. Investigators are invited to share their valuable research in the current Special Issue to build the scientific basis for the robotic surgery era.

We are looking forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Marc Boada
Dr. Anna Ureña
Guest Editors

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• lung cancer
• minimally invasive surgery
• robotic-assisted thoracic surgery
• RATS
• early stage
• uniportal thoracic surgery