ArticleFrontiers in oncology2026
Feasibility of uniportal thoracoscopic sublobar resection without chest tube drainage: a retrospective cohort study.
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Background: Tubeless strategy of thoracoscopic surgery has become a new topic in recent years. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of no chest tube drainage compared with chest tube drainage in patients who underwent uniportal thoracoscopic sublobar resection. Methods: Patients who underwent uniportal thoracoscopic sublobar resection with or without chest tube drainage were included in this retrospective cohort study. They were required to have a negative intraoperative air leakage test. Data regarding perioperative outcomes, postoperative complications, postoperative pain visual analogue scale (VAS) score at rest, and patients' satisfaction were collected. Results: A total of 60 patients without chest tube drainage served as the tubeless group, while another 60 age/sex-matched patients with chest tube drainage served as the chest tube group. Pneumothorax occurred in only one (1.7%) patient in the tubeless group, which was not significantly different from 0 (0.0%) patient in the chest tube group ( Conclusion: Uniportal thoracoscopic sublobar resection without chest tube drainage may be feasible in the selected, low-risk patients without intraoperative air leakage. However, further prospective studies with standardized outcome capture are still needed for validations.
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