Tumor-to-thoracic height ratio as an easy method to predict the feasibility of reduced-port video-assisted thoracic surgery for mediastinal lesions in children: a single-center experience.

ABSTRACT: In the last few decades, reduced-port video-assisted thoracic surgery (RP-VATS) has been developed to minimize surgical invasiveness. Nevertheless, VATS in children can occasionally be difficult because the lesion occupies a small thoracic cavity, limiting the working space. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of RP-VATS for the resection of mediastinal lesions in children in association with the tumor-to-thoracic height ratio (TTH ratio). We reviewed all patients aged ≤10 years who underwent resection for mediastinal lesions in our institute between January 2008 and August 2022. Patients who underwent diagnostic procedures were excluded from this study. The TTH ratio was calculated as tumor height divided by thoracic height. Seven patients in the RP-VATS group and six in the conven

SUBMITTER: Shiiya H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10586945 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature