Lobectomy has long been considered the standard procedure for early-stage lung cancer,
and minimally invasive techniques have been demonstrated to be associated with superior …

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

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

Minimally invasive surgery for lung cancer has seen considerable progress. A
segmentectomy is less invasive than a lobectomy as it preserves lung parenchyma. The …

Minimally invasive strategies in the management of primary and secondary pulmonary
malignancies are evolving. Thoracoscopic lobectomy is defined as the anatomic resection of …

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

BACKGROUND: Anatomic sublobar resection is currently being assessed as an alternative
to lobectomy for primary lung cancers less than 2 cm in size. Open segmentectomy is a …

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

Introduction: A completely thoracoscopic lobectomy/segmentectomy for primary lung cancer
was designed to maximize the benefits of this type of minimally invasive surgery. The …

While lobectomy is the standard procedure for early stage lung cancer, the role of sublobar
resection is currently under investigation for selected patients with small tumors. In this …