Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy is feasible for selected patients with clinical N2 non-small cell lung cancer.

ABSTRACT: Few studies have evaluated the usefulness of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for advanced-stage lung cancer. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of VATS for treating clinical N2 (cN2) lung cancer. A retrospective cohort analysis was performed with data from 268 patients who underwent lobectomy for cN2 disease from 2007 to 2016. Using propensity score-based inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW), perioperative and long-term survival outcomes were compared. We performed VATS and open thoracotomy on 121 and 147 patients, respectively. Overall, VATS was preferred for patients with peripherally located tumors (p < 0.001). After IPTW-adjustment, all preoperative information became similar between the groups. Compared to thoracotomy, VATS was associated with shorter hospit

SUBMITTER: Yun JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7495470 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature