ArticleThoracic cancer2021
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic left pneumonectomy: Retrospective analysis of eighteen consecutive patients from a single center.
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- The Survival for Pneumonectomy After Neoadjuvant Therapy in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study from the National Cancer Center in China.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery does not increase recurrence rates following pneumonectomy in non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study from the National Cancer Center of China.Translational lung cancer research · 2025Article
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backgroundUniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is being more widely used in lung cancer, yet reports on its application in pneumonectomies are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic left pneumonectomy for lung cancer.
methodsA series of 18 lung cancer patients who had received uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic left pneumonectomies were included in the study. Their clinical, pathological, and surgical features, as well as postoperative recovery, were analyzed.
resultsThe majority of the patients were male and smokers and their average age was 62.0 ± 8.9 years. All had primary lung cancer, while three (16.7%) had received neoadjuvant therapy. A total of 16 (88.9%) patients had stage II-III disease, with an average tumor size of 3.6 ± 1.5 cm. The average surgery time was 137.4 ± 47.0 minutes, with a 16.7% (3/18) conversion rate. The mean blood loss was 37.5 ± 59.4 mL and no patients needed blood transfusion during, or after, surgery. There was no perioperative death and the overall complication rate was 22.2% (4/18). Two (11.1%) patients needed to stay in the intensive care unit after surgery, and the average length of hospital stay after surgery was 6.3 ± 1.1 days (range 4-7 days).
conclusionsUniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic left pneumonectomy is a safe and feasible procedure for selected lung cancer patients. The use of uniportal VATS in right pneumonectomies and the effect of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic pneumonectomy on the survival of patients merits further study. Patients receiving uniportal VATS pneumonectomies had standard surgical results and recovery. Uniportal VATS pneumonectomy is safe for properly selected lung cancer patients. KEY POINTS: Significant findings of the study: • Patients receiving uniportal VATS left pneumonectomies had standard surgical results and recovery. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: • Uniportal VATS left pneumonectomy is safe for properly selected lung cancer patients.
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