This article presents the assessment of long-term outcomes of patients treated by anatomical pulmonary resection with the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) approach, VATS requiring intraoperative conversion to thoracotomy, or an upfront open thoracotomy for lung cancer surgery. The study found that VATS is favored when possible.
Intraoperative Conversion During Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy Resection for Lung Cancer Does Not Alter Survival
Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivab044
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Author(s): Alex Fourdrain, Olivier Georges, Sophie Lafitte, Jonathan Meynier, Pascal Berna