title: Thoracoscopic lung resection for lung metastasis of colorectal cancer.
abstract: We performed thoracoscopic lung resection seven times in four patients with lung metastases from colorectal cancer. This procedure allowed a short operation time, minimal blood loss, and a short hospital stay. Thoracoscopic lung resection was chosen for resection of lung metastases from colorectal cancer because it allowed simultaneous bilateral lung resection and early postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Yokohama City, University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Togo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ike
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ooki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods