Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery in Lung Cancer Operation

Jong Ho Cho; Yong Soo Choi

doi:10.7599/hmr.2014.34.1.26

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Cho and Choi: Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery in Lung Cancer Operation

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Hanyang Medical Reviews 2014; 34(1): 26-30.

Published online: 25 February 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7599/hmr.2014.34.1.26

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery in Lung Cancer Operation

Jong Ho Cho, Yong Soo Choi

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Correspondence to: Yong Soo Choi. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Ilwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Korea. Tel: +82-2-3410-1369, Fax: +82-2-3410-6986, choi.smcts@gmail.com

Received 28 November 2013 Revised 21 January 2014 Accepted 29 January 2014

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Abstract

The progression to minimally invasive techniques has been almost a natural evolution of the use of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) from the investigation of pleural diseases, such as pneumothorax, and pleural effusion. Surgical resection is the primary treatment for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Minimally invasive thoracic surgery has been extensively used in the field of lung cancer. As the procedure has evolved and been studied, thoracoscopic lobectomy has been demonstrated to be a safe and oncologically effective strategy in the surgical management of patients with early stage NSCLC. VATS is a minimally invasive technique that has many advantages in postoperative pain and recovery time. Most surgeons perform VATS for lung cancer with three or more incisions. As the technique of VATS has evolved, single- or double-port VATS for lung cancer has been recently attempted and its advantages have been reported.

Keywords: Lung Neoplasms, Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive, Thoracic Surgery

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Fig. 1

Proportion of VATS lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer in Samsung Medical Center from 2010 to 2012. VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery.

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