The dynamic pulmonary functional change after thoracoscopic lower lobe segmentectomy.
Sanae KurodaNorihisa ShigemuraYoshitaka KitamuraYoshimasa ManiwaWataru NishioPublished in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (2022)
Thoracoscopic lower lobe segmentectomy versus lobectomy preserves postoperative lung function. Even complex segmentectomy exhibited outcomes relevant to simple segmentectomy by sparing the residual lobe.