Table 2.
Peri- and postoperative outcomes of r-VATS for different surgical operations
| Type of surgical operations | No. of patients (n) | Diagnosis | Pathology (n) | Median operative time (range); in minutes | Conversion rate for each surgery (%) | Median duration of hospital stay (range); in days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobectomy | 66 | Tumors in the right upper or lower lobes (RUL/RLL) and the left upper or lower lobes (LUL/LLL) of the lungs/ LLL bronchiectasis | Malignant adenocarcinoma (63) and malignant squamous cell carcinoma (3) | 120 (80–220) | NA | 5 (3–16) |
| Wedge resection | 15 | LUL/RUL/LLL/RLL/LU + LL tumor | Benign inflammation (13) and tuberculosis (2) | 60 (50–80) | NA | 3 (2–4) |
| Thymectomy | 22 | Thymoma/Myasthenia gravis/ Thymoma+Myasthenia gravis | Benign myasthenia (19) and myasthenia +small thymoma (3) | 80 (60–180) | NA | 4 (3–10) |
| Mediastinal tumor resection | 30 | Mediastinal tumor |
Posterior benign neurogenic tumors (9), posterior paratracheal benign cyst (2), invasive thymoma (12) thymic carcinomas (7; one converted to open) |
110 (60–190) | 3.33 | 4 (3–8) |
| Pneumonectomy | 4 | LLL/LUL/RLL tumor | Malignant adenocarcinoma (4) | 157.50 (95–220) | 50 | 6.5 (4–10) |
| Transthoracic esophagectomy | 1 | Esophageal tumor | Malignant squamous cell carcinoma (1) | 280 | NA | 12 |
| Esophageal tumor resection/ Esophageal diverticulum repair | 2 | Esophageal leiomyoma | Benign (2) | 115 (110–120) | NA | 4.5 (4–5) |
| Diaphragm plication | 1 | Elevated diaphragm | NA | 70 | NA | 3 |
| Mediastinal tumor resection plus thymectomy | 1 | Thymoma | Benign (1) | 100 | NA | 6 |