Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, including both VATS and Robotic surgery, is rapidly evolving and new advances in this field are continuously reported. This Special Issue on Minimally Invasive Thoracic Oncological Surgery (Robotic/VATS), guest edited by Dr. Lorenzo Spaggiari and Dr. Domenico Galetta, aimed to point out some of most important topics, which will presented and discussed: history and development, technical aspects, innovations, oncological results and economic.
Preface
An update in minimally invasive thoracic surgery for oncological disease
History and Development of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Review article
History and development of minimally invasive surgery: VATS surgery
Techniques of Radical Resection in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Review Article
Robotic assisted lobectomy and lymphadenectomy “different approaches”
Review Article
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) major pulmonary resections: different approaches and focus on the full thoracoscopic fissure-based technique
Review Article
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) segmentectomy
Advanced Resections in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Review Article
Advanced resections in minimally invasive surgery: robotic pneumonectomy
Review Article
VATS pneumonectomy and sleeve carinal resections—full thoracoscopic and uniportal approach
Brief Report
Robotic esophagectomy
Review Article
Minimally invasive esophagectomy: the current state of affairs
New Innovations in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Editorial
Robotic innovations (instruments and new robots)
Viewpoint
New innovations in minimally invasive surgery—video-assisted thoracic surgery innovations from uniportal to “robotic video-assisted thoracic surgery”: technical and future aspects
Oncological Results and Comparison between Minimally Invasive Strategies
Review article
Results in robotic surgery for lung cancer
Review article
Results in video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer
Review article
Robotic thymectomy: current perspective in myasthenia gravis and thymoma
Review article
VATS thymectomy: oncological results and comparison between minimally invasive strategies
Economic Assessment in Minimally Invasive Oncological Surgery
Review article
Economic assessment in minimally invasive thoracic oncological surgery—USA experience
Review article
Economic assessment in minimally invasive oncological surgery: a high European volume center experience
Disclosure:
The series “Minimally Invasive Thoracic Oncological Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, Shanghai Chest without any sponsorship or funding. Lorenzo Spaggiari and Domenico Galetta served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.