About this Research Topic
The goal of this Research Topic is to dissect the integration of robotic-assisted techniques within personalized medicine for early-stage lung cancer, which focuses on improving patient-specific outcomes, minimizing surgical impact, and optimizing recovery. We aim to uncover how these methods can be tailored to individual patient profiles, thereby enhancing surgical precision and outcomes. The objective extends to understanding the potential of robotic surgery in delivering personalized care, with a focus on technological innovation, adaptability in surgical practice, and improved prognostic models for early-stage lung cancer patients.
Specifically, submissions including but not limited to the following sub-topics are highly welcome:
• Advances in robotic technology for complex thoracic surgery
• Comparative outcomes of robotic vs. traditional video-assisted thoracic surgery
• Three-dimensional image simulation for robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS)
• Single port RATS
• Impact of recent clinical trials (e.g., JCOG0802) on RATS
• Single-setting robotic lung nodule diagnosis and resection
• Tumor localization for robotic lung resection
• Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for RATS
• Training protocols for RATS
• Management for complications during RATS
• Economic analysis of RATS
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