Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic left pneumonectomy: Retrospective analysis of eighteen consecutive patients from a single center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is being more widely used in lung cancer, yet reports on its application in pneumonectomies are limited. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic left pneumonectomy for lung cancer.

Methods

A series of 18 lung cancer patients who had received uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic left pneumonectomies were included in the study. Their clinical, pathological, and surgical features, as well as postoperative recovery, were analyzed.

Results

The majority of the patients were male and smokers and their average age was 62.0 ± 8.9 years. All had primary lung cancer, while three (16.7%) had received neoadjuvant therapy. A total of 16 (88.9%) patients had s

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7862792 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature