The approach to surgery of the thorax has substantially evolved in the past decade. Although open techniques (thoracotomy) are still used in lung cancer surgery today, most lung resections can be safely done by video-assisted thoracic surgery. In the past 5 years, robotic-assisted thoracic surgery has also used new technology to facilitate minimal invasive surgery. In 2017, it is already well established that minimal invasive surgery to resect lung tumours provides equivalent oncological benefits to, with less pain and more rapid recovery than, open surgery procedures.

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微创胸外科手术中的并发症：准备好新的外科医师了吗？

在过去的十年中，胸腔手术的方法已经有了很大的发展。尽管开放技术（开胸术）在当今的肺癌手术中仍被使用，但是大多数肺切除可以通过电视胸腔手术安全地进行。在过去的5年中，机器人辅助的胸外科手术也采用了新技术来促进微创手术。在2017年，已经确定的是，与开放式手术相比，微创手术切除肺部肿瘤可提供同等的肿瘤学益处，并且疼痛更少，恢复更快。