BACKGROUND: Thoracoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy have been demonstrated to be safe and technically feasible for curative resection of @entity2 . This minimally invasive surgery is increasingly popular and adopted by the world all over. We report our short-term results of thoracoscopic lobectomy/segmentectomy operations comparing with previous surgical approach for @entity2 resection by muscle-sparing vertical minithoracotomy in Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen @entity5 Center. METHODS: We performed a retrospective review of 317 consecutive @entity1 who underwent lobectomy or segmentectomy either by thoracoscopic surgery (n=121) or muscle-sparing vertical mini-thoracotomy (n=195) for @entity2 in Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen @entity5 center between Jan 2000 and @entity1178 2009. The operative details, @entity260 , and length of stay were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: Thoracoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy were performed successfully in 121 @entity1 . One @entity1 was converted to open thoracotomy during operation due to uncontrolled @entity548 . There is no significant difference in age factors (p=0.763), forced expiratory volume in one second (p=0.480) or comorbidities (p=0.549) between these two groups. Thoracoscopic group had a significantly predominant percentage in @entity1 , @entity6 , less smoking index and @entity1030 incidence. @entity1 undergoing a thoracoscopic surgery had a shorter length of stay (6.8  3.4 vs. 10.2  9.1 days, p<0.001), longer operative time (3.6  1.0 vs. 3.2  1.2 hours, p=0.004), and less @entity190 (102.7  95.7 vs. 140.1  171.2 ml, p<0.029). There was no significant difference in @entity260 rate between the two groups (18.2% vs. 23.6%, p=0.255). No surgical mortality was found in the thoracoscopic group. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggested thoracoscopic surgery for @entity2 would be as safe as muscle-sparing vertical mini-thoracotomy in lobectomy and segmentectomy.

Short-term results of thoracoscopic lobectomy and segmentectomy for XXXX in koo foundation sun yat-sen @entity5 center.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['bleeding'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes mellitus'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['Cancer'] @entity190 :: ('MESH:D006473', 'Disease') :: ['blood loss'] @entity2 :: ('MESH:D008175', 'Disease') :: ['lung cancer'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative complication'] @entity1178 :: ('3725', 'Gene') :: ['Jun'] @entity1030 :: ('MESH:D029424', 'Disease') :: ['chronic obstructive pulmonary disease']
@entity2 :: (MESH:D008175,Disease) :: ['lung cancer']
