TY - JOUR
T1 - Major pulmonary resections
T2 - Pneumonectomies and lobectomies
AU - Roviaro, Giancarlo
AU - Varoli, Federico
AU - Rebuffat, Carlo
AU - Vergani, Contardo
AU - D'Hoore, André
AU - Scalambra, Silvio Marco
AU - Maciocco, Marco
AU - Grignani, Fabrizio
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - We report on our experience in 20 patients who underwent major thoracoscopic pulmonary resections between October 1991 and November 1992. These consist of 2 left pneumonectomies, 17 lobectomies, and 1 segmentectomy. The indications were strictly limited to benign pulmonary diseases and stage I (TNM) primary lung cancer. A hilar lymphadenectomy was performed in all cases of malignancy. Our surgical technique is described. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of performing major video-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary resections, even though the definite role of this procedure in the management of lung cancer must still be defined.
AB - We report on our experience in 20 patients who underwent major thoracoscopic pulmonary resections between October 1991 and November 1992. These consist of 2 left pneumonectomies, 17 lobectomies, and 1 segmentectomy. The indications were strictly limited to benign pulmonary diseases and stage I (TNM) primary lung cancer. A hilar lymphadenectomy was performed in all cases of malignancy. Our surgical technique is described. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of performing major video-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary resections, even though the definite role of this procedure in the management of lung cancer must still be defined.
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U2 - 10.1016/0003-4975(93)90979-R
DO - 10.1016/0003-4975(93)90979-R
M3 - Article
C2 - 8379794
AN - SCOPUS:0027524709
VL - 56
SP - 779
EP - 783
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 3
ER -