Usefulness of Intraoperative Computer Tomography-Assisted Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy for Small-Sized Lung Cancer

Thoracoscopic segmentectomy with intraoperative evaluation of sentinel nodes for stage I non-small cell lung cancer.

OBJECTIVES Segmentectomy is the treatment of choice for small-sized non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, it is difficult to decide the surgical procedure because accurate evaluation of hilar lymph node metastasis remains unclear. We here report the outcome of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) segmentectomy with and without the assessment of sentinel nodes. MATERIALS AND METHODS E...

Thoracoscopic segmentectomy for T1 classification of non-small cell lung cancer: a single center experience.

OBJECTIVES Segmentectomy is one of the treatment options for small-sized non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although growing results support the feasibility and efficacy, it still remains unclear in segmentectomy. The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer recommended a revised classification of TNM staging in 2009 (the seventh edition) and multidisciplinary classification of a...

Single incision video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomic segmentectomy.

Single Incision Thoracoscopic Left Lower Lobe Superior Segmentectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lobectomy with mediastinal node dissection has been standard treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nowadays, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is gaining acceptance as an alternative treatment option, given the quality-of-life benefits that it confers. For the VATS procedure, most surgeons create two or three ports with a utility incision of 3 to 5 cm. However, with acquir...

Feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery segmentectomy for selected peripheral lung carcinomas.

OBJECTIVE Segmentectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is believed to increase the rates of recurrence and postoperative air leak. We sought to present our clinical data and outcome of VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery) segmentectomies with systematic node dissection for selected NSCLC patients. METHODS Inclusion criteria were clinical T1N0M0 peripheral NSCLC measuring <or=2 ...