Thoracoscopic lobectomy in military hospital 103: technique and initial results

Vu Anh Hai, Nguyen Van Nam, Nguyen Ngoc Trung, Le Viet Anh, Tran Thanh Binh, Lai Hop Hau, Nguyen Khanh, Phan Duy Nguyen, Dang Tuan Nghia, Nguyen Truong Giang

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31 patients underwent operation by thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy at the Military hospital 103 from 05/2016 to 9/2017. Methods: prospective, descriptive. Thoracoscopic lobectomy was indicated for all lung segments that include benign lung disease (16%) and lung cancer (84%). The operation procedures included: thoracoscopic surgery (64.6%) and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) (35.4%), VATS was indicated in patient with tumor’s size > 5cm, the fissure was not clear (p < 0.05). The pulmonary vein was always cut first with upper lobar (14/14 of patients), the bronchus was divided after excision of pulmonary vein and artery (100%). The lympho nodes excision in lung cancer included: N1 (58.3%), N2 (69.4%), the average number of lympho nodes resection was 1.6 ± 1. Results: low rate of complication (6.4%). The death rate in and post – operative was 0%.*

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