ArticleSurgery today2017
Does segmentectomy really preserve the pulmonary function better than lobectomy for patients with early-stage lung cancer?
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- Compensatory function change by segment-counting method in predicted postoperative pulmonary function at 1 year after surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open respiratory research · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison Between Wedge Resection and Lobectomy/Segmentectomy for Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Bayesian Meta-analysis and Systematic Review.Annals of surgical oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Pulmonary function after segmentectomy versus lobectomy in patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery segmentectomy versus lobectomy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer.World journal of surgical oncology · 2020Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of segmentectomy versus lobectomy for radiologically pure solid or solid-dominant stage IA non-small cell lung cancer.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2019Pooled it
- The lung-muscle metabolic axis: a proposed mechanism for post-resection systemic frailty.Surgery today · 2026Review
- CT-derived quantitative imaging biomarkers for hypoxemia risk in repeated lung resection: a retrospective study.BMC medical imaging · 2026Article
- Postoperative changes in low attenuation volume according to the number of resected subsegments: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Residual lung volume changes after thoracoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy based on 3D-CT: a retrospective preliminary validation study.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Morphological and Functional Analysis of Residual Lung After Pneumonectomy in Lung Cancer Surgery via 3D-CT Method.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Analysis on the application of a CT-guided medical adhesive-based localization method in sublobectomy to ensure surgical margins.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Changes in Visceral Adipose Tissue After Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Patients With Early-Stage Lung Cancer.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Article
- Effect of Resected Lung Volume on Pulmonary Function and Residual Lung Volume in Patients Undergoing Segmentectomy: A Retrospective Study.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Quantitative computed tomography assessment of pulmonary function and compensation after lobectomy and segmentectomy in lung cancer patients.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- An analysis of residual lung volume changes after segmentectomy based on three-dimensional computed tomography.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Relationship between changes in pulmonary function and patient-reported outcomes of lung cancer surgery.Surgery today · 2024Article
- Long-term changes in psoas muscle mass after lobectomy and segmentectomy for early-stage lung cancer.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Article
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- Wedge resection versus lobectomy in T1 lung cancer patients: a propensity matched analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Anatomical segmentectomy under uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for early staged non-small cell lung cancer: a case report.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeRecently, segmentectomy has been considered as an alternative to lobectomy in early peripheral non-small lung cancer (NSCLC); however, controversy has remained regarding the long-term functional advantage after segmentectomy. The aim of this study was to analyze the postoperative lung function after segmentectomy and lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer.
methodsPatients with p-T1aN0M0 NSCLC who had undergone segmentectomy (n = 37) or lobectomy (n = 33) were retrospectively analyzed. The ratios of postoperative to preoperative forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) were defined as the recovery rates. The radiological lung volume and weight were evaluated before and more than 6 months after surgery, and the postoperative values were compared with the predicted values that were calculated from the preoperative values, subtracting the resected lobes or segments.
resultsThe clinical characteristics, including the preoperative lung function showed no significant differences between the groups. No statistical differences were recognized in the trend lines for recovery ratios of FVC and FEV1.0 (P = 0.96 and P = 0.33). The recovery ratios for radiologic lung volume and weight showed no significant differences (P = 0.46 and P = 0.22). The postoperative lung volume and weight were almost the same as the predicted values after segmentectomy, whereas those after lobectomy were significantly higher than the predicted values.
conclusionsNo functional advantage for segmentectomy was observed during long-term follow-up, possibly due to compensatory lung growth after lobectomy.
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