ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2020
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery vs Thoracotomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Greater Than 5 cm: Is VATS a feasible approach for large tumors?
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- Evaluation of myocardial work changes after lung resection-the significance of surgical approach: an echocardiographic comparison between VATS and thoracotomy.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024Article
- Perioperative Challenges: Analysis of Surgical Complications in Screening Lung Carcinoma Patient.Cureus · 2024Article
- Operation room nursing based on humanized nursing mode combined with nitric oxide on rehabilitation effect after lung surgery.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Comparison of Early Postoperative Diaphragm Muscle Function after Lobectomy via VATS and Open Thoracotomy: A Sonographic Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A successful shift from thoracotomy to video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer in a low-volume center.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Prediction of Postoperative Lung Function in Lung Cancer Patients Using Machine Learning Models.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2023Article
- External validation of risk prediction scores in patients undergoing anatomic video-assisted thoracoscopic resection.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Uniportal VATS lobectomy versus thoracotomy lobectomy for NSCLC larger than 5 cm: A propensity score-matched study.Thoracic cancer · 2023Article
- Post-thoracotomy Pain Syndrome.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Review
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- Perioperative Inflammatory Response and Cancer Recurrence in Lung Cancer Surgery: A Narrative Review.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Review
- Complete Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Traditional Open Surgery for Elderly Patients With NSCLC.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Effect and feasibility of uniportal thoracoscopic surgery in the treatment of early-stage lung cancer in a primary hospital.Translational cancer research · 2021Article
- Analysis of factors affecting intraoperative conversion from thoracoscopic radical resection of lung cancer to thoracotomy and intraoperative management experience.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundVATS lobectomy is a recommended surgical approach for patients with early-stage lung cancer. However, it is still controversial in locally advance disease. This study was conducted to compare intraoperative and postoperative results of VATS and thoracotomy in patients with tumors greater than 5 cm.
methodsFrom January 2014 to December 2018, 849 patients underwent lobectomy or pneumonectomy for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer at our center. The inclusion criterion of this study was patients who underwent anatomic lung resection for lung cancer with tumors larger than 5 cm((≥ T3). The patients were divided into two groups: those who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (n = 24) and those who underwent thoracotomy (n = 36). Patient characteristics, intraoperative and postoperative results were evaluated by review of the hospital records.
resultsIn the VATS group, mean drainage time and postoperative length of hospital stay were significantly shorter than the thoracotomy group. Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that overall and recurrence-free survival was longer in the VATS group and this result was statistically significant.
conclusionsAccording to the results of this study, we emphasize that VATS is a feasible surgical procedure for tumors larger than 5 cm.
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