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Is thoracoscopy superior to thoracotomy in the treatment of congenital lung malformations? An updated meta-analysis.
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- Long-term outcomes after operative versus conservative management of congenital thoracic malformations: a propensity-matched cohort study.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation Type 1 With KRAS Mutation: A Case Report and Literature Review.Case reports in obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Article
- Increasing adoption of minimally invasive surgery for congenital lung malformations in young infants: a single-center experience.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Delayed thoracoscopic lobectomy in symptomatic newborns with congenital pulmonary airway malformation.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- A multicenter retrospective study protocol comparing thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection and lobectomy in children with congenital lung malformations.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Characterization of 45 cases of congenital lung malformation and association of inflammation with symptomatology.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Diagnostics and Management of Bronchopulmonary Sequestration: An International Survey among Specialized Caregivers.European journal of pediatric surgery : official journal of Austrian Association of Pediatric Surgery ... [et al] = Zeitschrift fur Kinderchirurgie · 2025Article
- Tumor-to-thoracic height ratio as an easy method to predict the feasibility of reduced-port video-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal lesions in children: a single-center experience.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical resection of the right anterior pulmonary segment in a 10-year-old child with congenital pulmonary airway malformation.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
- Previous pulmonary infection impacts thoracoscopic procedure outcomes in patients with congenital lung malformations: a retrospective cohort study.Respiratory research · 2023Article
- Thoracotomy in Children: Review from a Low-Income Country.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2023Article
- Musculoskeletal deformities in children with congenital thoracic malformations: a population-based cohort study.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Article
- Torsed extralobar pulmonary sequestration associated with congenital lobar emphysema: a rare entity.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseaseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundA meta-analysis was performed for a comparison of outcomes between video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and thoracotomy for congenital lung malformations (CLM).
methodsElectronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched systematically for literature aimed mainly at reporting the therapeutic effects for CLM administrated by VATS and thoracotomy.
resultsA total of 40 studies meeting the inclusion criteria were included, involving 2896 subjects. VATS was associated with fewer complications [odds ratio (OR) 0.54; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.42-0.69], less use of epidural anesthesia (OR, 0.08; 95% CI, 0.03-0.23), shorter length of hospital stay [standard mean difference (SMD) -0.98; 95% CI, -1.4 to -0.55] and chest drainage (SMD, -0.43; 95% CI, -0.7 to -0.17), as compared with thoracotomy. However, thoracotomy showed superiority in reduced operative time (SMD, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.04-0.84). Pearson analysis (Pearson
conclusionVATS is associated with fewer complications, less use of epidural anesthesia, shorter length of stay and length of chest drainage, but longer operative time, as compared with thoracotomy. Symptomatic patients with CLM using VATS may be prone to conversion to thoracotomy.
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