• Yi Han, Da-ping Yu, Shi-jie Zhou, Xiao-yun Song, Ning Xiao, Yun-song Li, and Zhi-dong Liu.
• Department of Thoracic Surgery Beijing Chest Hospital, Beijing 101149, China.
• Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2013 Jun 18; 93 (23): 1836-7.

ObjectiveTo discuss the feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS) bronchial sleeve lobectomy for NSCLC,and to describe this treatment method and the major Indications.MethodBetween September 2010 and December 2012, 10 patients in our hospital underwent VATS bronchial sleeve lobectomy.The patients were one female and nine males.Included 3 cases on the right upper lobe, 3 cases on the right lower lobe, 1 case on the right middle lobe, 2 cases on the left upper lobe, 1 case on the left lower lobe.2 cases underwent VATS bronchial sleeve lobectomy and sleeve resection of the pulmonary artery.Results10 cases were finished by Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery.They all recovered well.No patient showed bronchopleural fistula, empyema and atelectasis.There was no perioperative death.ConclusionsVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy including bronchial sleeve lobectomy is therefore considered to be a feasible surgical modality for the treatment of patients with NSCLC.

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