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Tadashi Akiba¹, Hideki Marushima, Kyoji Hirano

¹Department of Surgery, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. akiba@jikei.ac.jp

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Area of Science:

Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Minimally Invasive Procedures

Background:

Thoracoscopic lobectomy is a preferred approach for early-stage lung cancers, despite fewer lymph nodes dissected compared to open lobectomy.
The SECUREA™ endoscopic surgical spacer is validated for laparoscopic surgery, but its use in thoracoscopic surgery is unevaluated.

Observation:

This report details the application of the SECUREA™ device in thoracoscopic surgery.
The study focuses on patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing mediastinal lymph node dissection.

Findings:

The SECUREA™ device facilitates complete thoracoscopic mediastinal lymph node dissection.
This demonstrates the utility of SECUREA™ in thoracoscopic procedures for lung cancer staging and treatment.

Implications:

The findings suggest SECUREA™ can enhance the completeness of lymph node dissection in thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery.
This may improve oncological outcomes and staging accuracy in minimally invasive lung cancer treatment.