Background The purpose of our cohort study was to investigate the effects of pleural
adhesions on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic …

Background Minimally invasive thoracoscopic lobectomy is the recommended surgery for
clinical stage I non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The purpose of this study was to identify …

Until now, a number of methods and anti-adhesive coatings have been developed, which
have been successfully used in experimental studies. Their role is to activate fibrinolysis …

Background To evaluate the clinical significance of degree of pulmonary fissure
completeness (PFC) on major in-hospital outcomes following video-assisted thoracoscopic …

Drainage of the thorax postoperatively using chest tubes is a standard procedure in thoracic
surgery. However, chest tubes can induce pain and immobilization, increase risk of infection …

This study aimed to investigate the safety and effect of omitting chest tubes after
thoracoscopic lobectomy in children with congenital lung malformation. A multicenter …

OBJECTIVES Drainless thoracoscopic surgery, defined by omitting chest drain after surgery,
has been demonstrated to be feasible in selected patients for pulmonary resection …

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduced pleural adhesion in animal studies,
but its effect on human had not been studied. A retrospective study was carried out for …

Simple Summary Surgery for centrally located lung cancer after previous cancer treatments
can be challenging due to the lungs adhering to the chest wall. We investigated whether …

Objectives Pleural adhesions are sometimes troublesome in lung lobectomies, and how
they affect such surgeries depends on the degree of the adhesion. Herein, pleural …