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ArticleScientific reports2024

Long-term outcome of uniport vs. multiport video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer.

Yingding Ruan, Wenjun Cao, Hongsheng Xue, Maoduan You, Zhilong Zhao

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Outcomes of Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in the Management of Lobectomy and Segmentectomy for Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Propensity Score-Matched Cohorts.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2025
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  2. Uni-portal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) resection of giant paravertebral thoracic schwannomas: a multidisciplinary surgical approach in three cases.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yingding Ruan *Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Jiande, JianDe, 311699, China.
Wenjun Cao *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, 6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116044, China.
Hongsheng Xue *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, 6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116044, China.
Maoduan YouDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, 6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116044, China.
Zhilong ZhaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, 6 Jiefang Street, Zhongshan District, Dalian, 116044, China. zhilong509@126.com.
Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University · CNThe First People's Hospital of Changde · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to compare the perioperative outcomes and long-term survival of U-VATS lobectomy for NSCLC with multiportal VATS (M-VATS, involving two ports or more) lobectomy. A total of 339 patients who underwent intentional VATS lobectomy for lung cancer between 2012 and 2017 were included in the analysis. Perioperative outcomes and long-term survival were evaluated. Propensity score matching was utilized to minimize baseline characteristic differences between the two groups. Out of the total cases, 17 (5.01%) were converted to open thoracotomy. The conversion rates were 4.96% (7/141) in the U-VATS group and 5.05% (10/198) in the M-VATS group. A total of 322 consecutive patients underwent VATS lobectomy and mediastinal lymphadenectomy. After propensity matching, 106 pairs were obtained, consisting of 83 males and 129 females. Intraoperative bleeding volume, number of retrieved lymph nodes, explored nodal stations, drainage time and volume, and postoperative hospital stay were similar between the two groups. Both groups exhibited comparable morbidity and mortality rates. From the multivariable analysis, there was no significant difference observed in terms of overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) between the two patient cohorts. U-VATS demonstrated comparable perioperative outcomes and long-term efficacy to M-VATS. However, further confirmation of these findings is required.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsFemaleHumansIon TransportMaleMediastinumThoracic Surgery, Video-AssistedLung cancerMultiportalSurvival timeUniportalVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

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PMID38438473
PMCPMC10912317
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