Left Upper Lobe Multi-Segmentectomy Versus Lobectomy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Heart, lung & circulation Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 596 - 603
• Main Authors: Bayfield, Nicholas G.R., Bibo, Liam, Wang, Edward, Edelman, James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Elsevier B.V 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - surgery; Humans; Lobectomy; Lung cancer; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; Neoplasm Staging; Pneumonectomy; Retrospective Studies; Thoracoscopic surgery; Trisegmentectomy; Lobectomy; Trisegmentectomy; Lung cancer; Thoracoscopic surgery

The left upper lobe (LUL) has unique hilar anatomy, and LUL multi-segmentectomy (apical trisegmentectomy and lingulectomy) may result in different outcomes than both single anatomical segmentectomy and left upper lobectomy in the management of early-stage primary lung cancer; however no meta-analyse...