BACKGROUND: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has been increasingly used for the diagnosis and treatment of @entity1514 . @entity5 are often difficult to resect because of their proximity to important organs. For this reason, VATS is not established as a standard surgical approach for such @entity5 . We compared the efficacy and safety of @entity5 resection in @entity1 using open thoracotomy (OT) and VATS. METHODS: A total of 31 @entity1 underwent @entity5 resection (21 by VATS and 10 by OT). These nonrandomized approaches were retrospectively compared for incidence of operative complications, morbidity, and mortality. RESULTS: Tumor sizes and operation times were similar between groups. However, the VATS group required significantly fewer blood transfusions and shorter durations of thoracic drainage and hospital stays (p<0.05). Complications greater than grade 2 on the Clavien-Dindo classification occurred in four @entity1 treated by VATS and OT. No delayed effects were noted in the survivors of either group. A @entity1 with @entity8 who underwent OT relapsed and died. CONCLUSION: Although complication rates were similar between the two approaches, VATS was suggested as less invasive because of fewer blood transfusions required, and shorter thoracic drainage and hospital stay durations.

XXXX resection via open or video-assisted surgery in 31 pediatric cases: Experiences at a single institution.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['mediastinal tumor', 'Pediatric mediastinal tumors', 'tumors'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity8 :: ('MESH:D007674', 'Disease') :: ['clear cell sarcoma of the kidney'] @entity1514 :: ('MESH:D013896', 'Disease') :: ['thoracic diseases']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['Mediastinal tumor']
