title: [The feasibility study in the treatment of benign pulmonary diseases by single-direction complete video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the feasibility and safety of single-direction video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy in the treatment of benign pulmonary diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  From May 2006 to Dec 2009, 60 patients with benign pulmonary diseases were treated by single-direction complete video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. Nine cases were bronchiectasis, 7 bronchial cyst, 7 tuberculoma, 11 inflammatory pseudotumor, 6 sclerosing hemangioma, 4 hamartoma, 2 atelectasis with bronchial stenosis, 2 pulmonary aspergillosis, 2 pulmonary sequestration, 8 multiple bullae and 2 cases of mid-lobe syndrome. In the 60 patients, there were 18 cases received right upper lobectomy, and right middle lobectomy in 11 cases, right lower lobectomy in 7 cases, left upper lobectomy in 6 cases, left lower lobectomy in 18 cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was one conversion to open surgery. One patient died of postoperative pneumonia. The average operation time was 169 min (range, 70-265 min), average blood loss was 125 mL (range, 10-70 mL), average drainage was 860 mL (range, 20-3500 mL) and average duration of drainage was 4 days (range, 2-16 days). The average postoperative hospital stay was 7.9 days (range, 4-19 days).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Single-direction complete video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy is feasible and safe in the treatment of benign pulmonary diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Lun-Xu
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guo-Wei
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ying-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Kou
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yun-Ke
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jian-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mei
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult