Table 3. Initial operative diagnoses of patients and applied surgical methods (n=66).

Initial operative indication	n	%		Applied surgical methods	n
Non-small cell lung cancer	52	78.8		Pneumonectomy	18
				Bilobectomy	2
				Lobectomy	26
				Sleeve resections	5
				Wedge resection	1
Congenital diseases	3	4.5		Mediastinal cyst excision	1
				Diaphragm surgery	2
Recurrent pneumothorax	2	3		Apical bullae-bleb resection, apical pleurectomy	2
Giant bullae	2	3		Bullae resection, apical pleurectomy	2
Injuries penetrating thorax	2	3		Repair of parenchyma, wedge	2
Malignant thymoma	1	1.5		Extended thymectomy, decortication, wedge	1
Cyst hydatid	1	1.5		Cystotomy, capitonnage	1
Tuberculous cavity and aspergilloma	1	1.5		Bilobectomy	1
Bronchiectasis	1	1.5		Lobectomy	1
Pachypleuritis	1	1.5		Decortication	1