Table 3.
No. of patients | % | |
---|---|---|
Surgical approach | 41 | 100 |
Right thoractomy | 29 | 71 |
Arthroscopic | 11 | 27 |
Left thoractomy | 1 | 2 |
Type of lymphadenectomy | ||
D3 | 39 | 95 |
D2 | 2 | 5 |
Type of resection | ||
R0 | 40 | 98 |
R1 | 1 | 2 |
Postoperative complications | ||
Recurrent nerve palsy | 9 | 22 |
Pneumonia | 7 | 17 |
Anastomotic leakages | 5 | 12 |
Wound infection | 9 | 22 |
Pyothorax | 3 | 7 |
Pneumothorax | 1 | 2 |
Lymphorrhea | 1 | 2 |
Acute circulatory failure | 1 | 2 |
Chylothorax | 1 | 2 |
Postoperative mortality | 0 | 0 |
R0, no residual tumor; R1, suspicious of residual tumor or microscopic residual tumor.