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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2019

Association between different sequences of vessel ligation during video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Huang-He He, Jia-Xi He, Zhe-Xue Hao, Wei Wang, Jian-Xing He

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Huang-He HeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510030, China.
Jia-Xi HeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510030, China.
Zhe-Xue HaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510030, China.
Wei WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510030, China.
Jian-Xing HeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510030, China.

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backgroundThe aim of this retrospective study was to assess the influence of the sequence of pulmonary vessel ligation during video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy on long-term survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

methodsThis retrospective study included 60 patients treated surgically with lobectomy and standard lymphadenectomy between 2012 and 2013. Patients had primary ligation of the pulmonary vein or veins (PV group, 33 patients) or of the pulmonary artery or arteries (PA group, 27 patients). Patients were excluded if they had undergone pulmonary wedge resection before lobectomy. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were also used to investigate the effect of clinical characteristics of interest on survival.

resultsMedian follow-up was 54.5 months. Baseline characteristics of the two groups were statistically comparable regarding gender, histology, type of resection, T stage, and overall stage (all P>0.05). Overall, 5-year survival reached 66.67% in the PV group and 44.44% in the PA group (P=0.084). There were no differences between two groups regarding overall survival (OS) (P=0.063, HR: 2.093; 95% CI: 0.960-4.564), disease-free survival (DFS) (P=0.180, HR: 1.539; 95% CI: 0.820-2.889), or cancer-specific deaths (P=0.227, 14/33

conclusionsIn summary, the sequence of pulmonary vessel ligation during video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for NSCLC has no different effects on long-term survival, but for patients with squamous cell carcinoma, venous ligation should be preferred first since it may bring survival advantage after surgery.

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lobectomyNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)pulmonary artery (PA)pulmonary vein (PV)survival

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PMCPMC6462727

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