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Thoracoscopic Extended Right Middle Plus Lower Sleeve Lobectomy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Published on: February 27, 2026
[Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy--the treatment of choice for stage I NSCLC]
Ciprian Bolca1, Matias Losano Brontos, Massimo Conti
1Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec (Hôpital Laval), Quebec City, Canada. bolcaciprian@gmail.com
Abstract:
Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in the diagnosis and treatment of stage I NSCLC has been used since the early 1990s. This report aims to provide a retrospective analysis of the literature in order to present the advantages of VATS lobectomy compared with open resection. The best available evidence strongly suggests that VATS lobectomy is less morbid than open lobectomy, the postoperative quality of life is superior and long-term oncologic results are equivalent. All these data supports the idea that VATS lobectomy is the treatment of choice for stage I NSCLC.