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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients in the VATS and RATS groups

From: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery versus robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the surgical treatment of Masaoka stage I thymoma

 

VATS

RATS

P value

Patients (n)

25

21

 

Gender (male:female)

13:12

9:12

0.536

Age (mean±SD) (years)

53.4±5.4

52.7±7.8

0.74

Range (years)

(43-62)

(37-66)

 

Stage (Masaoka I)

25

21

 

Tumor size (mm)

30.4±7.9

29.1±7.7

0.56

Approach (right/left)

16/9

19/2

 
  1. RATS, robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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