Abstract
This paper summarizes recent Russian and international literature describing endoscopic surgical methods in lung cancer management, particularly, video-assisted lung anatomic resection with different approaches. Own experience of 72 video-assisted single-port lobectomies of stage I-II lung cancer patients is presented. The mean operating time in the second part of the learning curve (40 last procedures) was 90.3, statistically not different from the time of open procedure. Mean blood loss was 98,3 ml. Mean number of lymph nodes was similar in video-assisted single port and open group (14,2 vs 14,8). The conversion rate was 2,8% (2 cases). Only 5 (6,9%) non-lethal complication were associated with thoracoscopic procedure -pneumonia and 4 cases of arrhythmias. The duration of air leak was 2,3 days. The duration of chest drain use was 4,6 days. Postoperative pain was minimal, pain-killers were used not more than 2-3 days after surgery. Patients were ready to be discharges in 5, 8 days.
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