Techniques of Minimally Invasive Posterior Basal (S10) Segmentectomies of the Lower Lobes

Now, the standard treatment for clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is lobectomy with systematic nodal dissection. Sublobar resections, such as segmentectomy and wedge resection are often performed in compromised patients with peripheral small-sized NSCLC who are unfit or at high risk for standard lobectomy or even in those with indolent NSCLC who are fit for lobectomy. Anatomical segmentectomy rather than non-anatomical wedge resection as sublobar resection is usually recommended.

Source: Operative Techniques in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery - January 31, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Yasuhiro Tsutani, Morihito Okada Source Type: research