STS Database Analysis: Comparing Sublobar Techniques in Stage IA Lung Cancer

CONCLUSIONS: In clinical stage IA lung cancer, relative to segmentectomy, wedge resection has comparable overall survival and lower perioperative morbidity, suggesting it is an equally effective option for the broader population of patients with clinical-stage IA lung cancer, not only those at highest risk of complications.PMID:38493921 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.03.008

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 17, 2024 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Christopher W Towe Maria V Grau-Sepulveda Matthew G Hartwig Lillian Kang Boxiang Jiang Jillian Sinopoli Leonidas Tapias Vargas Andrzej Kosinski Philip A Linden Source Type: research