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Kazuhiro Ueda¹, Toshiki Tanaka, Masataro Hayashi

¹Department of Surgery and Clinical Science, Division of Chest Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan. kaueda@c-able.ne.jp

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Lung segmentectomy removes less functional lung volume than lobectomy, but lobectomy better preserves postoperative lung function. Lobectomy promotes greater bilateral lung expansion, compensating for pulmonary function loss more effectively than segmentectomy.

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Area of Science:

Thoracic surgery
Pulmonary medicine
Surgical oncology

Background:

Lung segmentectomy is a less extensive resection than lobectomy for lung cancer.
The clinical benefits of segmentectomy versus lobectomy are debated.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the impact of lung segmentectomy and lobectomy on postoperative functional lung volume and pulmonary function.
To determine if segmentectomy offers superior preservation of lung function compared to lobectomy.

Main Methods:

Matched-pair analysis of 40 patients undergoing segmentectomy versus 40 undergoing lobectomy for stage I lung cancer.
Comparison of functional lung volume changes (using computed tomography) and spirometric parameters before and 6 months post-operation.

Main Results:

Segmentectomy removed 11.6% of functional lung volume; lobectomy removed 24.5% (P<0.001).
Postoperative functional lung volume loss was similar: 8.3% for segmentectomy vs. 9.2% for lobectomy (P=0.7).
Lobectomy led to greater increases in ipsilateral residual and contralateral lung functional volume, correlating significantly with improved pulmonary function (R=0.6, P<0.001).

Conclusions:

Segmentectomy reduces resection extent but may not preserve postoperative functional lung volume better than lobectomy.
Lobectomy facilitates greater bilateral lung expansion, offering superior compensation for postoperative pulmonary function loss.