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. 2023 Summer;23(2):106–119. doi: 10.31486/toj.22.0113

Table 2.

Surgical Approach in 222 Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Surgical Approach n (%)
Video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery with lung resection 95 (42.8)
 with wedge lung resection 15 (6.8)
 with open lung biopsy 6 (2.7)
 with pleurectomy-partial 3 (1.4)
 field examination 12 (5.4)
 with sympathectomy 1 (0.5)
 wedge 1 (0.5)
 lobectomy 1 (0.5)
 lung resection/sleeve lobectomy 3 (1.4)
Thoracotomy 37 (16.7)
 lobectomy 21 (9.5)
 with lung resection 11 (5.0)
 mini nodule removal 1 (0.5)
 opposite side 1 (0.5)
 biopsy 1 (0.5)
 extrapleural pneumonectomy 1 (0.5)
 pleurectomy 1 (0.5)
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic wedge resection 6 (2.7)
 lobectomy 3 (1.4)
 pleural drainage 2 (0.9)
Total 222 (100.0)