Tetsuya Ishimaru, Yutaka Kanamori, Akihiro Fujino, Akihiro Yoneda, Michimasa Fujiogi, Yuki Yamamoto, Motohiro Kano, Goro Koinuma, Kyoichi Deie, Hiroshi Kawashima
Purpose: This study aimed to compare respiratory functions of patients after thoracoscopic lobectomy (TS) with those after thoracotomy (TR). Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in two centers, one of which adapted TS as a standard procedure in 2009 and the other performs it via TR. Data on patients who underwent lobectomy for congenital lung disease between 2009 and 2021 and underwent pulmonary function test (spirometry) were collected. Results: Ten patients underwent TS and 36 underwent TR. Distribution based on sex, prenatal diagnosis, pathological diagnosis, and resected lobe were similar between the two groups...
February 26, 2024: Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A