Highly-specialized, minimally-invasive surgery for lung cancer allows patient to go home sooner

Minimally-invasive surgery for lung cancer called video-assisted thoracic surgery or VATS is a relatively new procedure performed almost exclusively at academic centers. Now, a preliminary study to be presented this month at the annual CHEST meeting in Philadelphia is giving surgeons an early look at its benefits.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news144408585.html">Highly-specialized, minimally-invasive surgery for lung cancer allows patient to go home sooner</a></p> <p>Minimally-invasive surgery for lung cancer called video-assisted thoracic surgery or VATS is a relatively new procedure performed almost exclusively at academic centers. Now, a preliminary study to be presented this month at the annual CHEST meeting in Philadelphia is giving surgeons an early look at its benefits.</p>