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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2013

Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Wei Wang, Zhiqiang Xu, Xinguo Xiong, Weiqiang Yin, Xin Xu, Wenlong Shao, Hanzhang Chen, Jianxing He

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Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei WangDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China; ; Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease & China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Zhiqiang Xu
Xinguo Xiong
Weiqiang Yin
Xin Xu
Wenlong Shao
Hanzhang Chen
Jianxing He
State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the feasibility, safety and long-term outcomes of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

methodsThe clinical data of patients with NSCLC and severe COPD (preoperative FEV1% <50%) who underwent VATS lobectomy from January 2000 to January 2011 were retrospectively analyzed to identify their demographic parameters, postoperative complications and outcomes.

resultsThe preoperative FEV1/FVC was <70% and FEV1% <50% in all 61 patients in this study, with a mean preoperative FEV1 of 0.99 L (0.54-1.58 L) and mean FEV1% of 38.4% (22-49.82%). All of the 61 patients underwent the VATS lobectomy or sleeve resection plus systemic lymph node dissection. The mean operative time was 218 minutes (120-355 minutes), with a mean intraoperative blood loss of 342 mL (50-1,600 mL). None of the patients converted to thoracotomy. Multivariate statistical analysis revealed that age and TNM staging after tumor resection were independent predictive factors for the 5-year survival in those patients (P=0.014 and 0.013).

conclusionsWith preoperative imaging studies, pulmonary function assessment and target positioning, VATS lobectomy can be safely and effectively performed for patients with NSCLC and severe COPD to achieve a satisfying long-term survival outcome.

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)lobectomyNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

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