Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has emerged as a promising and exciting approach for minimally invasive thoracic surgery. However, nearly all reported uniportal VATS lobectomies have been performed via the intercostal route, and chest wall trauma has still occurred. Here,the investigators undertook novel uniportal VATS technique involving a subxiphoid route for pulmonary lobectomies to evaluate the feasibility and advantages.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
86
Patients were placed in a supine position, and the operating table was manipulated as needed to elevate the appropriate side of the body for surgery. The surgical procedures followed principles of pulmonary resections; in particular, similar to mediastinal lymphadenectomy for lung cancer, these procedures involved the individual dissection of veins, arteries and lobar bronchi.
The surgical procedures followed principles of pulmonary resections; in particular, similar to mediastinal lymphadenectomy for lung cancer, these procedures involved the individual dissection of veins, arteries and lobar bronchi
Shengjing Hospital
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Number of Participants With Abnormal Laboratory Values and/or Adverse Events That Are Related to Treatment
Time frame: 17 months
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