Open AccessThoracoscopic Lobectomy Is a Safe and Versatile Procedure
Author(s) -
Mark Onaitis,
Rebecca P. Petersen,
Stafford S. Balderson,
Eric M. Toloza,
William R. Burfeind,
David H. Harpole,
Thomas A. D’Amico
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000234892.79056.63
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , perioperative , malignancy , lung cancer , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , thoracoscopy , vats lobectomy , survival rate , pneumonectomy , paleontology , biology
Advantages of thoracoscopic lobectomy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as compared with lobectomy by conventional thoracotomy, include less postoperative pain and shorter length of hospitalization. The outcomes after thoracoscopic lobectomy in patients with more complex pulmonary conditions are analyzed to determine safety, efficacy, and versatility.