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Objective:To compare the short-term outcomes of segmentectomy for stage ⅠA non-small cell lung cancer by two surgical methods.Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on 101 patients with stage ⅠA non-small cell lung cancer and undergoing segmentectomy admitted to the Department of Thoracic Surgery of The General Hospital of the Northern Theater Command from July 2016 to July 2020, including 50 patients who underwent Da Vinci robotic segmentectomy and 51 patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy during the same period. By collecting the clinical data of the patients, the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, lymph node dissection stations, lymph node dissection number, drainage volume on the first day after the operation, total drainage volume on the third day after the operation, postoperative chest catheter insertion time, postoperative hospitalization days, and postoperative complication rate were compared and analyzed.Results:Patients in both groups successfully completed pulmonary segmental resection, and there were no cases of conversion to thoracotomy and perioperative death.Compared and analyzed the postoperative clinical results of the two groups, the intraoperative blood loss [(34.40±12.96) ml vs.(85.10±26.41)ml, P=0.000], the number of lymph node dissection stations(4.72±1.20 vs. 3.60±1.40, P=0.000) and the number of lymph node dissection(15.14±5.91 vs. 10.76±5.26, P=0.000) showed statistically significant differences, and RATS group was superior to VATS group.There were no statistically significant differences in operation time[(153.90±21.88) min vs.(155.39±25.04) min, P=0.751], drainage volume on the first day after surgery[(217.80±76.94) ml vs.(210.98±86.98) ml, P=0.678], total drainage volume three days after surgery[(612.60±169.93) ml vs.(595.10±203.90) ml, P=0.641], duration of chest drainage tube after operation[(5.36±2.33) days vs.(5.18±2.54) days, P=0.706], postoperative hospitalization days[(7.50±2.35) days vs.(7.47±2.93) days, P=0.956]and postoperative complication incidence. Conclusion:Da Vinci robot segmentectomy is a safe and effective surgical method, with less bleeding and more lymph node dissection stations and number than video-assisted thoracoscopic segmentectomy for stage ⅠA non-small cell lung cancer.
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Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of anatomic thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy in the treatment of congenital pulmonary diseases in children and infants.Methods:There were 38 cases, 21 males and 17 females, aged from 6 months to 10 years old and 2 months, mean(28.1±20.7) months, and weight 6.0-27.5 kg, mean(11.93±4.05) kg who were scheduled to undergo thoracoscopic segmental pneumonectomy from July 2019 to March 2020. Among the 38 cases, there were 27 cases of congenital pulmonary airway malformation and 11 cases of intralobar pulmonary sequestrations, including 1 case of intralobar pulmonary sequestrations with extralobar pulmonary sequestrations and 1 case of intralobar pulmonary sequestrations with bronchial cyst. 3D computed tomography bronchography and angiography(3D-CTBA) was performed before operation to identify the specific lung segment of the lesion. According to the results to plan the operation plan, determine the specific resection of the lung segment.Results:The operation was completed successfully in all groups. The operation time was(72.5±18.2)min, the bleeding volume was(17.3±2.9) ml, chest tube drainage time was(3.1±0.8) days, and the postoperative discharge time was(8.1±2.8) days. Postoperative complications included infection(1 case), atelectasis(1 case), hydropneumothorax(1 case) and pneumothorax(1 case). There was no conversion to thoracotomy and enlarged pulmonary lobectomy. There was no recurrence during the follow-up of 1-9 months.Conclusion:Lung-preserving segmentectomy is technically feasible and safe for congenital pulmonary diseases in children. The 3D-CTBA technique can be used to understand the specific pulmonary segments invaded by the lesions and the relationship between the corresponding pulmonary vessels and bronchi before operation, which is of positive significance for the resection of complex pulmonary segments and good preoperative surgical planning.
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@#Objective To evaluate the feasibility and clinical value of robot-assisted lung segmentectomy through anterior approach. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 77 patients who underwent robotic lung segmentectomy through anterior approach in our hospital between June 2018 to October 2019. There were 22 males and 55 females, aged 53 (30-71) years. Patients' symptoms, general conditions, preoperative imaging data, distribution of resected lung segments, operation time, bleeding volume, number of lymph node dissected, postoperative duration of chest tube insertion, drainage volume, postoperative hospital stay, postoperative complications, perioperative death and other indicators were analyzed. Results All operations were successfully completed. There was no conversion to thoracotomy, serious complications or perioperative death. The postoperative pathology revealed early lung cancer in 48 patients, and benign tumors in 29 patients. The mean clinical parameters were following: the robot Docking time 1-30 (M=4) min, the operation time 30-170 (M=76) min, the blood loss 20-400 (M=30) mL, the drainage tube time 2-15 (M=4) days, the drainage fluid volume 200-3 980 (M=780) mL and the postoperative hospital time 3-19 (M=7) days. Conclusion Robotic lung segmentectomy through anterior approach is a safe and convenient operation method for pulmonary nodules.
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@#Objective To explore the clinical value of three-dimensional computed tomography bronchography and angiography (3D-CTBA) in robotic lung segmentectomy. Methods A non-randomized control study was performed and continuously enrolled 122 patients who underwent robotic lung segmentectomy in our hospital from January 2019 to January 2020. 3D-CTBA was performed before operations in 53 patients [a 3D-CTBA group, including 18 males, 35 females, with a median age of 52 (26-69) years] and not performed in the other 69 patients [a traditional group, including 23 males, 46 females, with a median age of 48 (30-76) years]. The clinical data of the patients were compared between the two groups. Results All the patients were successfully completed the surgery and recovered from hospital, with no perioperative death. The baseline characteristics of the patients were not significantly different between the two groups (P>0.05). No significant difference was found in the operative time [120 (70-185) min vs. 120 (45-225) min, P=0.801], blood loss [50 (20-300) mL vs. 30 (20-400) mL, P=0.778], complications rate (17.0% vs. 11.6%, P=0.162), postoperative hospital stay [7 (4-19) d vs. 7 (3-20) d, P=0.388] between the two groups. In the 3D-CTBA group, 5 (9.4%) patients did not find nodules after segmentectomy, and only 1 (1.9%) of them needed lobectomy, but in the traditional group, 8 (11.6%) patients did not find nodules and had to carry out lobectomy, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The follow-up time was 10 (1-26) months, and during this period, there was no recurrence, metastasis or death in the two groups. Conclusion 3D-CTBA is helpful for accurate localization of nodules and reasonable surgical planning before operations, and reducing wrong resections in segmentectomy, without increasing the operation time, blood loss and complications. It is safe and effective in anatomical lung segmentectomy.
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@#Segmentectomy is the removal of certain segments of the lung with lesions and retaining the normal lung tissue of the lobe. Lung segmentectomy is considered difficult due to the lack of clear anatomical boundaries between lung segments. Segmentectomy has a variety of indications, such as lung cancer, metastatic lung tumors, and many non-malignant diseases. In the treatment of early stage lung cancer, segmentectomy was initially considered only as a treatment option for patients not suitable for conventional lobectomy. As more evidence emerged, the indications for segmentectomy have continued to change over time, and segmentectomy has been widely performed in patients with early stage lung cancer. Theoretically, segmentectomy leads to better preservation of lung function than lobectomy, but the risk of incomplete tumor resection is higher, so the indication of segmentectomy has become a focus of debate. This article will introduce the surgical techniques of segmentectomy and summarize the published and unpublished clinical studies on segmentectomy for the treatment of early stage lung cancer.
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@#Thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy is one of the important treatment methods for early lung cancer. Only the premise of surgical precision can make the radical resection of lesions and maximum reservation of healthy lung tissue be simultaneously guaranteed. As a representative of the precise lung operation, the “cone-shaped lung segmentectomy” focuses on the lesion, and combines the anatomical characteristic of the patient to design individualized operation scheme. The technological core consists of three parts, three dimensional-computed tomography bronchography and angiography (3D-CTBA) surgery path planning, accurate definition of intersegmental demarcation and anatomic dissection of intersegmental borders along the demarcation. This paper aims to explore the technical process and quality control of the key techniques of thoracoscopic precise segmentectomy, so as to standardize the segmentectomy procedure under the principle of radical and minimally invasive therapy.
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@#Objective To analyze the feasibility, advantages and disadvantages of the fluorescence method and the inflation-deflation method in defining the intersegmental plane during thoracoscopic lung segmental resection. Methods From February to October 2018, 60 patients underwent thoracoscopic anatomical segmentectomy in Thoracic Surgery Department of Nanjing Chest Hospital, with 28 males and 32 females, aged from 25 to 82 years. Three-dimension computed tomography bronchography and angiography was used to reconstruct pulmonary vessels, bronchus and virtual intersegmental plane. Among them, 20 patients used the fluorescence method to define the intersegmental plane, and the other 40 patients used the traditional inflation-deflation method to define the intersegmental plane. Results Fluorescent injection of indocyanine green (ICG) showed a clear intersegmental line with a duration sufficient to complete the label. With the fluorescence method, the intersegmental plane occurrence time was significantly shortened (10.75±3.78 s vs. 988.00±314.24 s, P<0.001) and had satisfactory repeatability. The lungs did not need to be inflated, which was convenient for the operation. And the operation time was shortened (108.75±31.28 min vs 138.00±32.47 min, P=0.002). No obvious ICG injection-related concurrency symptoms was found. Conclusion Compared with the traditional inflation-deflation method, the fluorescence method can display the intersegmental line quickly, accurately and clearly, reduce the difficulty of surgery, shorten the operation time, and provide reliable technical support for thoracoscopic anatomical segmentectomy. The fluorescence is a safe and effective method that is worthy of clinical application.
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BACKGROUND@#Lung segmentectomy is increasingly used to resect lung nodules. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is widely chosen to performing lung segmentectomy, while robotic assisted thoracoscopic (RATS) was also one useful and practical method. There article was intended to compared the short-time outcomes of RATS and VATS in lung segmentectomy.@*METHODS@#The patients with lung nodules underwent segmentectomy by either RATS or VATS from January 2016 to April 2017 were studied. Baseline characteristics and short-time outcomes (dissected lymph nodes, postoperative duration of drainage, postoperative hospital stay, incidence of pro-longed air leak, atrial fibrillation and pneumonia) were compared.@*RESULTS@#166 patients were included in this study: 81 patients underwent RATS segmentectomy while 85 underwent VATS segmentectomy. The number of lymph nodes dissected in RATS group was more than in VATS group ［(13.07±5.08) vs (10.81±5.74), P=0.010］. The incidence of some postoperative complications such as pro-longed air leak, atrial fibrillation was not significant different between the two approaches.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Compared with VATS, RATS has similar safety and operability, and the number of lymphadenectomy is significantly more than that of VATS.
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Objective To study the clinical value of virtual segmentectomy based on three-dimensional computed tomography bronchography and angiography (3D-CTBA) in thoracoscopic segmentectomy for early-stage lung cancer. Methods Totally 18 patients received thoracoscopic segmentectomy from July 2015 to July 2016 were performed virtual segmentectomy based on 3D-CTBA. The preoperative planning depended on the simulation result. Results All of the 18 cases(1 right Sl, 2 right S3, 3 right S6, 1 right S8 +9, 1 right S9 + 10, 3 left S1 +2 +3, 3 left S4 +5, 4 left S6 segmentectomies)were received thoracoscopic segmentectomy successfully. The mean operation time and intraoperative blood loss were (126.8士19.4) mins and(76.6±21.4) ml respectively. Pathological examination revealed no residual tumor cells at the surgical margins and no lymph node metastases in any patients. The actual surgical margins were all larger than 2 cm(2.37±0.39)cm. Conclusion Virtual segmentectomy based on 3D-CTBA can non-invasively visualize the relationship between the safe margin and segmental vessels and bronchi. It facilitates the preoperative planning of suitable segmentectomy procedure for patients with early-stage lung cancer.