A systematic review of lung-sparing extirpative surgery for pleural mesothelioma.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is a resurgence of interest in lung-sparing extirpative surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma with recent reports of better survival and fewer adverse consequences than with extrapleural pneumonectomy. However, these operations are not well-characterized and to offer evidence-based clinical recommendations and to plan future trials a summary of what is already known is required.

Design

A formal literature search was performed and all recovered titles were sequentially sifted by title, abstract and full-text reading according to prespecified criteria. Papers were selected if they contained data relevant to the area of enquiry. Quantitative synthesis and textual analysis, appropriate to the material, were performed.

Setting

Follow-up studies of pat

SUBMITTER: Teh E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3031645 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature