Background Thoracoscopic segmentectomy is increasingly used in the surgical treatment of
early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. However, it remains unclear whether pulmonary …

OBJECTIVES Thoracoscopic lobectomy has been widely performed on patients with early-
stage lung cancer; meanwhile indications of thoracoscopic segmentectomy have not been …

Background Limited resections for early stage lung cancer have been of increasing interests
recently. However, it is still unclear to what extent a limited resection could preserve …

OBJECTIVE: As thoracoscopic lobectomy becomes widely applied for treatment of non–
small cell lung cancer, thoracoscopic segmentectomy remains controversial for patients with …

OBJECTIVES Only few studies compared the surgical morbidity and mortality of
thoracoscopic segmentectomy versus lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer, in particular …

Background Segmentectomy has shown a beneficial effect on preserving lung function after
resection. However, the preservable lung volume and changes after thoracoscopic …

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have discouraged limited pulmonary resection for primary
lung cancer, but pulmonary segmentectomy has advantages for some patients. Furthermore …

Background The safety and feasibility of thoracoscopic lobectomy for locally advanced lung
cancer remain controversial. Methods Between April 2002 and April 2011, we …

Background Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is widely performed in patients
with resectable non-small cell lung cancer. However, it is unknown whether VATS sublobar …

BACKGROUND: Thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer has been widely accepted, but
thoracoscopic segmentectomy remains controversial because of the complexity of the …