OBJECTIVE: To compare video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy and conventional open lobectomy in @entity1 with @entity1907 ( @entity378 ) who require surgery. METHODS: Forty @entity1 with @entity1907 who required lobectomy were randomized to receive either VATS or open lobectomy. @entity1 demographic, pulmonary function, operative, and postoperative data were compared between the groups. RESULTS: There were 20 @entity1 who received VATS lobectomy (median age 31.5 years, range 19-67 years) and 20 that received open lobectomy (median age 33.5 years, range 16-60 years). The two groups were similar with respect to gender, age and pulmonary function (all, P>0.05). Lobectomy was completed by VATS in 19 of 20 @entity1 (95%), and by thoracoscope-assisted mini-incision lobectomy in 1 @entity1 . The median intraoperative @entity190 was 345 mL (range, 100-800 mL), and the median duration of @entity1143 closed drainage was 5 days (range, 3-7 days). All open lobectomies were completed successfully, and the median intraoperative @entity190 was 445 mL (range, 150-950 mL) and the median duration of @entity1143 closed drainage was 5 days (range, 3-9 days). No statistically significant differences were found between the groups with respect to operation completion rates, type of lung resection, intraoperative @entity190 , closed pleural drainage duration and volume of postoperative chest drainage. The operation time, number of @entity260 , @entity282 index at 24 hours after surgery and postoperative hospital stay were all significantly less in the VATS group. With a median follow-up duration of 14 months (range, 8-18 months) no positive sputum examination results were found in either group. CONCLUSIONS: VATS lobectomy is an effective and minimally invasive method for treating @entity1 with @entity1907 .

Surgical treatment for XXXX : is video-assisted thoracic surgery "better" than thoracotomy?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patient'] @entity1143 :: ('MESH:D010996', 'Disease') :: ['pleural cavity'] @entity190 :: ('MESH:D006473', 'Disease') :: ['blood loss'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative complications'] @entity378 :: ('MESH:D014376', 'Disease') :: ['TB'] @entity282 :: ('MESH:D010149', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative pain'] @entity1907 :: ('MESH:D014397', 'Disease') :: ['pulmonary tuberculosis', 'pulmonary TB']
@entity1907 :: (MESH:D014397,Disease) :: ['pulmonary tuberculosis']
