Minimally invasive approaches to lung cancer resection have transformed thoracic surgery. Robotic-assisted and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) offer enhanced visualisation, improved ...

Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) was safe in patients aged 80 years or older with lung cancer and demonstrated comparable postoperative outcomes to younger patients, a retrospective study ...

Doctors at Main Line Health now have a new kind of robotic surgery that makes recovery quicker and easier for lung cancer patients. CBS News Philadelphia health reporter Stephanie Stahl reports. New ...

"My breathing has improved 100%,” Cheryl Mehrkar tells PEOPLE following the groundbreaking procedure Photo by NYU Langone Health Surgeons in New York have become the first in the world to complete a ...

Doctors at Main Line Health now have a new kind of robotic surgery that makes recovery quicker and easier for lung cancer patients. Traditional lung cancer surgery usually involves some pain and a ...

MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- A medical breakthrough took place in New York City, after a patient received the first robotic double lung transplant in the world. As a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie ...

Donna Rigby, a grandmother living in Asbury Park, New Jersey and a former licensed practical nurse (LPN), experienced a ...

The study found that lower-income, uninsured, and urban and rural patients are less likely to receive robotic surgery for NSCLC. Robotic surgery adoption in the U.S. varies widely by region, with the ...

LOS ANGELES -- Surgeries to remove small tumors in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were associated with varying odds of long-term survival depending on the amount of lung removed, based on ...

Cheryl Mehrkar with Stephanie H. Chang, MD, who performed the world’s first fully robotic double lung transplant surgery on Oct. 22, 2024. Surgeons in New York have become the first in the world to ...