Investigators were searching for answers to the question, “Does it matter if a vein- or artery-first approach is used when performing a robotic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)? This ...

Parkridge Medical Center recently performed Chattanooga’s first robotic-assisted lobectomy (removal of a portion of a lung). When James “Jimmy” Howard went to his physician regarding an issue with a ...

Robotic surgery for lung cancer involves using a camera that provides a detailed view of the inside of a person’s chest. The term “robotic” can be misleading, as it is not a robot that performs the ...

Introduction: Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) is increasingly used in lung cancer treatment. As surgical education progressively shifts to online platforms, such as YouTube, concerns have ...