Recently, Winckelmans et al.[1] conducted a meta-analysis comparing the effect of
segmentectomy with that of lobectomy in treating patients with earlystage non-small-cell …

We read with great interest the study by Handa et al.[1] entitled 'Complex segmentectomy in
the treatment of stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer', which assessed perioperative as well …

Kagimoto recently compared the survival difference between segmentectomy and lobectomy
by retrospectively analysing 321 patients with earlystage small-sized non-small-cell lung …

OBJECTIVES The role of segmentectomy in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) remains a matter of debate. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the …

613 Letters to the Editor/European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery assessed
perioperative as well as long-term outcomes for clinical stage IA lung cancer patients who …

Surgery publishes the remarkable work of Handa et al.[1], which contributes to a deeper
understanding of the exact place and role of complex segmentectomy—with regard to …

In the debate on lobectomy versus segmentectomy for the treatment of early-stage nonsmall
cell lung cancer (NSCLC), currently, we have reached two pillars of knowledge, like Jachim …

Although the functional advantages of parenchymal sparing have been sufficiently proved in
lung cancer surgery, the role of anatomic segmentectomy in the treatment of early-stage non …

Background In recent years, many factors have revamped the interest in segmentectomies
as preferred procedure for stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this …

THOR are performed in those patients who would be fit enough to tolerate a lobectomy and
with peripheral, predominantly non–solid tumors smaller than 2 cm. 1 Compromise …