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 …

Background While video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy has been widely accepted for
the treatment of non–small cell lung cancer, the debate over video-assisted thoracic surgery …

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

Pulmonary segmentectomy has become a good option for small peripheral non-small cell
lung cancers and is currently being evaluated in a large North American randomized study …

Background There is rising interest among thoracic surgeons in anatomical segmental
resection for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the current study we …

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The
question addressed was 'In patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer, is video …

BACKGROUND: Segmentectomy for small or early stage non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) has been controversial. Further, video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for lung …

OBJECTIVES With recent improvements in surgical techniques for segmentectomy, we
hypothesized that segmentectomy is feasible and more effective than wedge resection for …

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