Table 1. General information of 118 patients receiving the VATS bronchial sleeve lobectomy.
| Variable | Right upper lobe | Right middle lobe | Right lower lobe | Left upper lobe | Left lower lobe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 59 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 10 |
| Gender | |||||
| Men | 54 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 10 |
| Women | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Stage | |||||
| 1a | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1b | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 2a | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2b | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 3a | 18 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pathologic type | |||||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 34 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 8 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Small cell carcinoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adenosquamous carcinoma | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Large cell carcinoma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pleomorphic carcinoma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carcinoids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Others | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |