Anatomical segmentectomy has been developed to offer better pulmonary function
preservation than lobectomy, in stage IA lung cancer. Despite the retrospective nature of …

Thoracic surgery has evolved drastically in recent years. Although thoracic surgeons mainly
deal with tumorous lesion in the lungs, mediastinum, and pleura, they also perform lung …

Purpose Recently, segmentectomy has been considered as an alternative to lobectomy in
early peripheral non-small lung cancer (NSCLC); however, controversy has remained …

Background Lung resection remains the gold standard treatment for early stage lung cancer;
prediction of postoperative lung function is a key selection criterion for surgery with the aim …

Background Whether video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) segmentectomy and
VATS lobectomy provide similar perioperative and oncological outcomes in stage I non …

Three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT) technologies have been developed and,
recently, high-speed and high-quality 3D-CT technologies have been introduced to the field …

The function of the remaining lungs after major lung resection may be a determinant of the
early postoperative outcome, as well as the late postoperative quality of life of the patient …

OBJECTIVES Dividing the intersegmental planes with a stapler during pulmonary
segmentectomy leads to volume loss in the remnant segment. The aim of this study was to …

Objectives The study aimed to examine the risk factors for long-term decline in pulmonary
function after anatomical resection for lung cancer and the effects of the decrease on …

OBJECTIVES Carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) has been expected to be an alternative for
surgery for early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and adopted as the second-best …