title: Video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung cancer.
abstract: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy is currently accepted as an appropriate procedure for selected patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Evidence has demonstrated that VATS lobectomy is not only a safe and feasible technique, it provides better functional recovery and oncological efficacy similar to that achieved with conventional thoracotomy. However, there are still ongoing issues concerning VATS in terms of terminology, oncological efficacy, functional recovery, benefit of screening detected lung cancer, and its role in limited resection. As the number of VATS procedures are increasing and VATS is becoming a dominant procedural choice, it would be wise to collect evidence and come to a consensus to justify the expansion of surgical indications for VATS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 166 Gumiro, Bundang, Seungnam, Gyeonggi, 463-707, Korea. jheon@snu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Sanghoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jheon
authors.forename: Hee Chul
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Sukki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018579:Patient Selection; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome