title: Major videothoracoscopic pulmonary resections.
abstract: Major pulmonary resections are generally performed through long thoracotomies which cause important functional and cosmetic sequelae. The progress in videoendoscopic surgery has allowed the authors to perform 31 pulmonary resections (28 lobectomies, 1 segmentectomy and 2 pneumonectomies) by thoracoscopic approach. Seven patients had benign pulmonary disease, 3 patients had pulmonary metastases and 21 cases suffered from a primary lung cancer TNM stage I. In all cases of malignancy hilar lymphadenectomy was performed. No major postoperative complications were observed. Functional and cosmetic results were always excellent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ospedale San Giuseppe, University of Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Roviaro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rebuffat
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Varoli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vergani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maciocco
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Scalambra
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Corti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation*