Robotic Approach Has Improved Outcomes for Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumors

The optimal minimally invasive surgical approach to mediastinal tumors is unknown. There are limited reports comparing the outcomes of resection with robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) surgery. We hypothesized that patients who underwent RATS would have improved outcomes.The National Cancer Database was queried for all patients who underwent a minimally invasive surgical approach for any...