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Table IV.

Literature review of mediastinal lymph node dissection using VATS vs. thoracotomy.

Study	No. patients	Lymph nodes	N1 lymph nodes	N2 lymph nodes	Lymph node stations
Palade et al (18) (2013, Germany)	VATS: 32	25.1	10.5	NR	NR
Palade et al (18) (2013, Germany)	Open: 32	25.2	8.9
Yang et al (16) (2013, China)	VATS: 31	28.2	9.5	18.6	6.8
Yang et al (16) (2013, China)	Open: 31	29.8	8.4	21.4	6.7
Ramos et al (15) (2012, France)	VATS: 96	22.6	NR	17.7	5.1
Ramos et al (15) (2012, France)	Open: 200	25.4		18.2	4.5
Watanabe et al (17) (2005, Japan)	VATS: 191	33.8	NR	23.4	NR
Watanabe et al (17) (2005, Japan)	Open: 159	30.9		21.0

Lymph node data are presented as the means. VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; NR, not reported.