A Multicenter Retrospective Case-Control Study on Simple vs Extended Sleeve Lobectomies

CONCLUSIONS: ESL gives comparable short- and long-term outcomes to SSL. Appropriate preoperative staging and exclusion of metastases to mediastinal lymph nodes, as well as complete (R0) resection, are essential for good long-term outcomes.PMID:38246326 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.01.003

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 21, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Alessio Campisi Andrea Dell'Amore Eleonora Faccioli Wentao Fang Tangbin Chen Chunyu Ji Piotr Gabryel Magdalena Sielewicz Cezary Piwkowski Samina Park Young Tae Kim Stefano Bongiolatti Giovanni Mugnaini Luca Voltolini Chiara Catelli Riccardo Giovannetti Ma Source Type: research