Evolving thoracic surgery: from open surgery to single port thoracoscopic surgery and future robotic

A new editorial by ‘New Master‘, Dr. Diego Gonzalez Rivas explores the evolution of thoracic surgery from traditional open surgery to minimally invasive technologies such as robotic surgery and single port surgery.  The article is available on-line and as a free pdf download over at the Chinese Journal of Cancer Research.

We’ve also posted it here for our readers.

Gonzalez Rivas, D. (2013).  Evolving thoracic surgery: from open surgery to single port thoracoscopic surgery and future robotic.  Chinese Journal of Cancer Research, 25 (1) 4-6.  Editorial pdf download.

Author: K Eckland

World of Thoracic Surgery is a blog about the work, research, and practices of thoracic surgeons around the world. It includes case studies, [sometimes] dry research, interviews with thoracic surgeons along with patient perspectives, and feedback. View all posts by K Eckland