Uniportal thoracoscopic mediastinal lymphadenectomy using appropriate surgical steps.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although lymphadenectomies play an important role in the surgical treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the quality of lymphadenectomies via a uniportal approach has only been evaluated in a few studies. We describe the surgical steps for a mediastinal lymphadenectomy via uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (uVATS) and compare the quality of mediastinal lymphadenectomies using uVATS versus multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (mVATS).

Methods

Between April 2017 and January 2023, we analyzed data from 304 patients with NSCLC who underwent (bi-)lobectomy with nodal dissection (ND)2a-1 or greater lymphadenectomy via uVATS or mVATS. We compared patient characteristics and perioperative results, including the number of ha

SUBMITTER: Nii K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10894416 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature