Safety and feasibility of preferential manual bronchoplasty in 2-3 cm single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This retrospective study aimed to compare preferential manual bronchoplasty (PMB) and mechanical stapler closure (MSC) of the bronchial stump after 2-3 cm single-port (SP) video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy in patients with pathological T1 (pT1) stage lung cancer.

Methods

Between January 2019 and March 2022, patients with pulmonary neoplasms who underwent 2-3 cm SP VATS lobectomy were retrospectively screened. After propensity-matched analysis, we compared perioperative outcomes and analyzed the safety and feasibility of PMB and MSC of the bronchial stump while performing VATS lobectomy.

Results

In this study, 280 and 832 patients were enrolled in the PMB and MSC groups, respectively. Propensity score matching produced 280 pairs. The oper

SUBMITTER: Qi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10447174 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature