title: [Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy--the treatment of choice for stage I NSCLC].
abstract: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in the diagnosis and treatment of stage I NSCLC has been used since the early 1990s. This report aims to provide a retrospective analysis of the literature in order to present the advantages of VATS lobectomy compared with open resection. The best available evidence strongly suggests that VATS lobectomy is less morbid than open lobectomy, the postoperative quality of life is superior and long-term oncologic results are equivalent. All these data supports the idea that VATS lobectomy is the treatment of choice for stage I NSCLC.
authors.affiliation: Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et Pneumologie de Québec (Hôpital Laval), Quebec City, Canada. bolcaciprian@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ciprian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bolca
authors.forename: Matias Losano
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Brontos
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fréchette
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome