The Annals of thoracic surgery
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Intubated general anesthesia with one-lung ventilation is considered mandatory for anatomical pulmonary resections. Nonintubated thoracoscopic segmentectomy for management of lung tumors, which is technically challenging, has not been reported previously. The goal of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of thoracoscopic anatomical segmentectomy without endotracheal intubation. ⋯ Nonintubated thoracoscopic segmentectomy is technically feasible and safe. It can be an alternative to intubated single-lung ventilation for management of lung tumors in selected patients.