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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2019

Single- versus two-port video-assisted thoracic surgery in mediastinal tumor: a propensity-matched study.

Shilong Wu, Hengrui Liang, Wenhua Liang, Yaoliang Zhang, Yanzhi Ma, Hui Liu, Hanyu Yang, Jun Liu, Jianxing He

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Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shilong WuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Hengrui LiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Wenhua LiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Yaoliang ZhangDepartment of Anesthesia, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Yanzhi MaGuangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Hui LiuDepartment of Anesthesia, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Hanyu YangDepartment of Anesthesia, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Jun LiuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Jianxing HeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou 510120, China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn this retrospective study, we aimed to compare single-port (SP) and two-port (TP) video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for the surgical resection of mediastinal tumor.

methodsBetween December 2015 and October 2018, a total of 191 consecutive mediastinal tumor patients who underwent SP- or TP-VATS in the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University were enrolled. Propensity-matched analysis, incorporating preoperative clinical features, was used to compare the perioperative outcomes and analyse the safety and efficacy between SP-VATS and TP-VATS for mediastinal tumor.

resultsThere were 43 patients in the SP-VATS group, and 148 patients in the TP-VATS group from December 2015 to October 2018. Propensity matching produced 40 pairs in this retrospective study. The baseline characters were all well balanced. During the operation, the SP-VATS group showed shorter operation time (89.38

conclusionsIn this retrospective study, our experiences have shown that SP-VATS is a safe and promising technique and is not inferior to the TP-VATS.

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mediastinal tumorSingle-porttwo-portvideo-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)

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