A segmentectomy is a surgical procedure that removes one of the ten anatomic segments of a lung. It requires some dissection of the artery, vein, and/or airway structures of that segment, and the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers observed a link between improved overall survival and lobectomy vs. sublobar resection.

A report of 215 patients with T1N0M0 lung cancer, 147 treated with lobectomy, 47 with wedge resection and 19 with radiation therapy, found 1- and 5-year survival rates of 97 and 68% for lobectomy ...

and wedge resection, respectively. The researchers found that lobectomy was associated with improved survival compared with sublobar resection (hazard ratio for overall survival [OS] and lung ...

Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections, such as lobectomy and segmentectomy, are associated with improved long-term survival compared to wedge resection for patients with early-stage ...

The aim of this prospective study is to compare the incidence and the types of infections occurring after two different VATS procedures: lung wedge resection versus biopsy of pleura/ mediastinal mass.

Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections, such as lobectomy and segmentectomy, are associated with better long-term survival than wedge resection for patients with early-stage non ...