Unexpected conversion to thoracotomy during thoracoscopic lobectomy: a single-center analysis.

Celal Bugra SezenSalih BilenCem Emrah KalafatLevent CanseverYaşar SonmezogluUmut KilimciMustafa Vedat DogruYunus SeyrekCelalettin Ibrahim Kocaturk

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2019)

Advanced age was identified as the main risk factor for conversion to thoracotomy. However, early- and long-term outcomes were similar in the two groups, indicating that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a safe and applicable method.

Keyphrases

thoracic surgery
minimally invasive
aortic valve replacement
robot assisted
coronary artery bypass
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
aortic valve
left ventricular
data analysis
ejection fraction