title: Compromised video-assisted thoracoscopic segmental resection for high-risk patients with stage I lung cancer near the lung hilum.
abstract: We performed a video-assisted thoracoscopic segmental resection without doing a mini-thoracotomy in two patients (one octogenarian and one with poor lung function) with early stage (T1-2N0) lung cancer located at the lung hilum who required preservation of their cardiopulmonary function. After 2 years of follow-up, both patients are alive without recurrence. We describe the cases and the method used for the video-assisted thoracoscopic segmental resection using an endoscopic stapler.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. yamada.shunsuke@hachioji-hosp.tokai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Haruka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeichi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome