Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Compares Favorably with Thoracotomy for the Treatment of Lung Cancer: A Five-Year Outcome Comparison

摘要

Background Although video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has been demonstrated to be safe and technically feasible, it is infrequently performed in most Chinese hospitals and few thoracic surgeons have performed the operation. We have therefore reviewed our experience with all VATS lobectomies, attempting to define long- and short-term outcomes of these surgeries.