Intercostal Approach VATS is Feasible for Large-sized Anterior Mediastinal Tumors

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Journal Sci Rep

Specialty Science

Date 2024 Jul 26

PMID 39060332

Authors

Lei Ke

Jiacong Liu

Yongfeng Shuai

Linhai Zhu

Cheng He

Xuhua Huang

Wang Lv

Luming Wang

Jian Hu

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Abstract

There is no consensus about whether relatively large mediastinal tumors (≥ 5.0 cm) are suitable for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Therefore, this study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of intercostal approach VATS for large-sized anterior mediastinal tumors (5.0-10.0 cm) with no invasion to the surrounding tissues and organs. A total of 129 patients with anterior mediastinal tumors who received surgery in our hospital between January 2018 and July 2022 were consecutively enrolled. Patients were divided into 2 groups based on mediastinal tumor diameter: Group A (tumor size between 1.0 and 4.9 cm) and Group B (tumor size between 5.0 and 10.0 cm). The primary endpoints were operation time, blood loss, and postoperative pain, and the secondary endpoints were the volume of drainage, drainage duration, postoperative hospital stay, and postoperative complications. Significant differences were found in the volume of drainage between the two groups (Group A: 218.4 ± 140.6, Group B: 398.9 ± 369.3, P < 0.001). However, no differences were found in operation time, blood loss, drainage duration, postoperative hospital stay and duration of postoperative oral analgesics (P > 0.05). In addition, there existed no significant differences in the postoperative complications. Intercostal approach VATS is regarded as a feasible and safe surgical method for large-sized anterior mediastinal tumors (5.0-10.0 cm) with no invasion to the surrounding tissues and organs.

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