ArticlePediatric surgery international2023
Short-term outcomes of thoracoscopic versus open lobectomy for congenital lung malformations.
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- Comparing thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection and lobectomy in children with congenital lung malformations: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Characteristics of thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection in the treatment of intralobar sequestration and congenital pulmonary airway malformation.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Lobectomy vs. sublobar resection for congenital pulmonary airway malformations: a 10-year NSQIP-pediatric review.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Article
- Increasing adoption of minimally invasive surgery for congenital lung malformations in young infants: a single-center experience.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Pediatric Lung Resection: Effects of a New Protocol.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Timing of surgery and outcomes in patients with congenital pulmonary airway malformation: a national inpatient database study.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Article
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- A multicenter retrospective study protocol comparing thoracoscopic anatomical lesion resection and lobectomy in children with congenital lung malformations.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impact of pulmonary infection on thoracoscopic surgery outcomes in children with CPAM: a retrospective study.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- Elective thoracoscopic surgery for congenital lung malformations: what age to operate?European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Thoracoscopic surgery for rare congenital pulmonary airway malformations in adults: a decade of retrospective study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThoracoscopic and open approaches for the management of congenital lung malformations (CLM) has been debated. The aim of this study is to compare 30-day outcomes for non-emergent lobectomies in children.
methodsThe National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric database was queried for patients undergoing CLM resection from 2013 to 2020. Outcomes were compared by operative technique in an intention-to-treat model and then propensity matched.
results2157 patients met inclusion criteria and underwent non-emergent pulmonary lobectomy for CLM. The intended operative approach was thoracoscopic in 57.7% of patients. Patients in the open group compared to the thoracoscopic were more likely to be born premature, have chronic lung disease, require preoperative oxygen support, and be ventilator dependent. After propensity matching, there was no statistically significant difference in 30-day mortality, unplanned readmission, and other complications between the thoracoscopic and open groups. Thoracoscopic approach was associated with a shorter length of stay. The proportion of cases approached via thoracoscopy increased over time from 48.8% in 2013 to 69.9% in 2020.
conclusionsThis large multicenter retrospective matched analysis demonstrates thoracoscopic lobectomy in children has similar favorable 30-day outcomes and shorter length of stay for the non-emergent management of CLM, compared to open thoracotomy. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III.
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