Thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer in challenging cases: technical aspects | Zendy

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Thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer in challenging cases: technical aspects

Author(s) -

Carlo Curcio,

Dario Amore,

Dino Casazza,

Alessandro Saglia,

Pasquale Imitazione,

Alessandro Izzo,

Marco Rispoli,

M Nespoli

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

current challenges in thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2664-3278

DOI - 10.21037/ccts.2019.11.06

Subject(s) - lung cancer , medicine , intensive care medicine , computer science , general surgery , oncology

Over the last years, in the management of patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has been considered an optimal alternative to conventional thoracotomy and several studies have demonstrated his superiority over open lobectomy in terms of peri-operative outcomes. Nowadays, increased experience and technological advancements in minimally invasive thoracic surgery are leading surgeons to deal with more complex cases and some conditions as chest wall involvement or previous cardio-thoracic surgery are no longer considered an absolute contraindication to VATS lobectomy. Advanced thoracoscopic skills are required to perform N1 nodal dissection that can be challenging in presence of bulky lymphadenopathy or extracapsular invasion by metastatic lymph nodes.

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