ArticleThoracic cancer2025
One-Stage Bilateral Pulmonary Nodule Resection via Unilateral Thoracic Cavity Access: A Single-Center Experience of 12 Cases.
Article in Thoracic cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Synchronous Surgical Therapy for Bilateral Multiple Pulmonary Nodules: A Single-Center Analysis of 108 Cases.Thoracic cancer · 2026Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
10 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundSurgical intervention remains the primary therapeutic modality for managing multiple pulmonary nodules. However, in cases with bilateral pulmonary nodules, one-stage bilateral resection is discouraged due to tumor aggressiveness and surgical invasiveness. In light of this, we investigated an innovative approach, termed one-stage bilateral pulmonary nodule resection via unilateral thoracic cavity access.
methodsFrom July 2022 to September 2024, a cohort of 12 patients with bilateral pulmonary nodules were enrolled in this study. This technique involves initial unilateral transcostal incision for segmental or lobectomy of a nodule on one side, followed by bilateral mediastinal pleura incision through the anterior mediastinum, facilitating subsequent wedge resection of the contralateral nodule. Clinical and pathological data, along with perioperative imaging findings and follow-up information, were systematically collected and subjected to a comprehensive retrospective analysis.
resultsA total of 25 nodules were resected from 12 patients. Regarding surgical approaches, nine patients underwent right thoracic incision, while three patients underwent left thoracic incision. Intraoperatively, seven patients received bilateral wedge resections, whereas five patients underwent segmentectomy on one side combined with wedge resection on the contralateral side. R0 resection of the contralateral nodules was successfully achieved during the procedures. The average distance between the surgical margin and the contralateral nodules was 12.5 mm, ranging from 5 mm to 25 mm. Of the 12 patients, one (Patient 6) was lost to follow-up, while the remaining 11 patients underwent postoperative chest CT examinations. The median follow-up duration for these 11 patients was 105 days (range: 36-857 days). No evidence of bilateral pleural effusion or tumor recurrence was detected on follow-up chest CT scans.
conclusionsThis study offers the potential to concurrently address bilateral pulmonary nodules, thereby sparing patients from the need for a subsequent hospitalization for surgical intervention.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.