• Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, The Air Force Medical University, Xi’an, 710038, P.R.China;
YAN Xiaolong, Email: 47260934@qq.com
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Objective To analyze the surgical outcome of patients with lung cancer using double micro-portal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) technique.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the perioperative data of 200 patients with primary lung cancer who underwent successful two micro-portal VATS lobectomy between September 2016 and June 2018 at our unit. There were 125 males and 75 females, aged 61.01±8.71 years. The length of the main operating hole was about 2.0–2.5 cm, the size of the secondary operating hole and the observation hole was 0.5 cm individually. Thus, the total length of the three incisions was 3.0–3.5 cm.Results The mean operating time was 99.18±21.77 min, blood loss was 170.35±105.12 ml, and the mean number of dissected lymph node was 15.82±3.33. The mean volume and duration of chest tube were 446.90±195.32 ml and 3.67±1.85 days. The postoperative hospital stay was 5.54±2.41 days. Only one patient died of pulmonary embolism after surgery. There were 7 patients who were converted to thoracotomy. Postoperative pulmonary infection after lobectomy was found in 8 patients. Postoperative air leak over 5 days was developed in 7 patients.Conclusion The double micro-portal VATS procedure is a safe and effective strategy for patients with lung cancer, which is associated with decreased surgical trauma and less postoperative pain. This emerging technology may benefit patients by enhancing comfort during their postoperative hospitalization.

Citation: TONG Liping, ZHENG Xiaoqing, LIU Honggang, ZHU Yifang, LI Xiaofei, YAN Xiaolong. Clinical efficacy of two micro-portal video-assisted thoracic surgery in pulmonary lobectomy for lung cancer. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2019, 26(4): 369-373. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.201807044 Copy

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