Inui K, Hitomi S
Department of Pulmonology, Nagahama City Hospital.
Nihon Rinsho. 1996 May;54(5):1322-5.
Recent advances in endoscopic equipment and refinement of thoracoscopic techniques and increased experience with thoracoscopy have expanded the application of this procedure for lung cancer. Thoracoscopic treatment for malignant pleural effusion, sampling of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes, wedge resection of the lung and thoracoscopic lobectomies and pneumonectomies have been reported in many institutes. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of performing major video-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary resections with less postoperative morbidity. This report describes present role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for early lung cancer.
内镜设备的最新进展、胸腔镜技术的改进以及胸腔镜经验的增加，扩大了该手术在肺癌治疗中的应用。许多机构都报道了胸腔镜治疗恶性胸腔积液、肺门和纵隔淋巴结采样、肺楔形切除术以及胸腔镜肺叶切除术和全肺切除术。我们的研究结果表明，进行主要的电视辅助胸腔镜肺切除术并减少术后发病率是可行的。本报告描述了电视辅助胸腔镜手术在早期肺癌治疗中的当前作用。
