Minimally invasive sleeve lobectomy: it is important to pass excellent techniques to the next generation

[摘要] Recently, minimally invasive approaches have been widely applied to surgery for lung cancer, particularly early-stage lung cancer, and several studies have demonstrated the usefulness of these approaches compared to conventional thoracotomy (1). These minimally invasive approaches are sometimes used for more complicated lung cancer surgery, such as bronchial sleeve lobectomy (2,3). There are several types of minimally invasive approaches, and they are generally classified into video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) including uniportal VATS and multiportal VATS, hybrid VATS, and robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) (4). Minimally invasive approaches have become a landmark in the era of minimally invasive surgery. However, few studies have investigated the differences between these minimally invasive approaches in terms of invasiveness, safety, and oncological quality, not only in surgery for earlystage lung cancer, but also in complicated lung cancer surgery (1). Accordingly, thoracic surgeons do not yet know which approaches are the most appropriate for sleeve lobectomy for lung cancer.

[学科分类] 呼吸医学

[关键词] Lung cancer;sleeve lobectomy;minimally invasive approach