Background As segmentectomy becomes widely used for lung cancer treatment, complex
segmentectomy, which makes several, intricate intersegmental planes, remains …

OBJECTIVES Although segmentectomy for lung cancer has been widely accepted, complex
segmentectomy, which creates several, intricate intersegmental planes, remains …

BACKGROUND: Segmentectomy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
remains controversial and has been previously associated with high local recurrence rates …

Background No definitive comparisons of surgical morbidity between segmentectomy and
lobectomy for non–small cell lung cancer have been reported. Methods We conducted a …

OBJECTIVE: Anatomic segmentectomy may achieve results comparable to lobectomy for
early-stage non–small cell lung cancer. The 7th edition of the AJCC Cancer Staging …

Background Segmentectomy and wedge resection have been recommended as appropriate
surgical treatments for patients with poor pulmonary function or major comorbidities …

OBJECTIVES: Anatomic segmentectomy is increasingly being considered as a means of
achieving an R0 resection for peripheral, small, stage I non–small-cell lung cancer. In the …

Purpose Although anatomic segmentectomy has been considered a compromised
procedure by many surgeons, recent retrospective, single-institution series have …

Objective: Sublobar resections may offer a method of increasing resection rates in patients
with lung cancer and poor lung function, but are thought to increase recurrence and …

Introduction: Although lobectomy is considered the standard surgical treatment for stage IA
non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), wedge resection or segmentectomy are frequently …