Non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical lung volume reduction surgery-an institutional report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-intubated uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (niuVATS) lobectomy has been first reported more than a decade ago, but evidence on its feasibility in patients with severely impaired lung function remains anecdotal. We adopted the technique back in 2018 and would like to share our experience.

Methods

We retrospectively investigated the outcome of niuVATS anatomical lung resection in patients with impaired lung function, defined as a predicted postoperative % of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (ppoFEV1%; <35%), that underwent surgery at Hannover Medical School between May 2018 and May 2022.

Results

Fifty-seven patients underwent anatomical resection via niuVATS during the past 4 years. Of these, 12 had severely impaired lung function, and a

SUBMITTER: Nakagiri T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12688624 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature