ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2023
What is the benefit of preserving the superior segment in anatomical thoracoscopic resections of the lower lobe?
Article in Journal of thoracic disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Basilar segmentectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: is it worth preserving the S6 segment?Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- A predictive nomogram for postoperative pulmonary infection after thoracoscopic surgery in lung cancer.Medicine · 2026Article
- AI-Assisted Volumetric Comparison of Parenchyma-Sparing Effect in Robotic Segmentectomy vs Lobectomy.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
Background: The beneficial effect of preserved superior segment (S6) after common basal segmentectomy remains unknown. We aimed to evaluate the effect of preserved superior segment on lung volume and function. Methods: Among 671 segmentectomies and 2,249 lobectomies for clinical stage IA lung cancer between 2004 and 2020, 48 patients who received thoracoscopic common basal segmentectomy were included and compared with 96 patients who received thoracoscopic lower lobectomy after propensity score matching. The variables analyzed were age, sex, comorbidity, smoking history, preoperative forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), clinical T stage, histology, and tumor location. Lung volume was assessed using a three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT)-based volumetric method. Results: There were no significant differences between common basal segmentectomy (segmentectomy group) and lower lobectomy (lobectomy group) (4,183.8±1,114.9 versus 3,850.7±1,132.1 mL; P=0.10) in terms of preoperative CT-measured total lung volume. At the immediate postoperative median follow-up period (6.4 months), the reduced percentage of CT-measured total lung volume in the segmentectomy group was significantly larger than that in the lobectomy group (-16.2% versus -6.5%; P=0.004). The percentage of CT-measured contralateral lung volume expansion in the segmentectomy group was significantly smaller than that in the lobectomy group (-0.7% versus +8.9%; P=0.006). At the last median follow-up period (43.1 months), the reduced percentage of CT-measured total lung volume in the segmentectomy group remained larger than that in the lobectomy group (-13.0% versus -3.0%; P=0.01). The reduced percentage of postoperative FEV1 in the segmentectomy group did not differ from that in the lobectomy group (-9.9% versus -11.5%, P=0.63). Conclusions: Preserving the superior segment might not provide beneficial effect on the preservation of postoperative lung volume and function after common basal segmentectomy compared with lower lobectomy.
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