Among patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer, long-term survival was better with lobectomy or segmentectomy vs. wedge resection, according to results presented at the Society of Thoracic ...

New research presented at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections, ...

For patients with stage IA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), lung resections, including lobectomy and segmentectomy, are ...

For early-stage NSCLC, lobar resection has been the gold standard since 1995 with publication of the LCSG trial. Given that ...

Three strategies have been used to predict pulmonary function after lung-resection surgery. The ACCP guidelines state that in patients being considered for lung cancer resection, if either the FEV ...

During a lung segmentectomy or wedge resection, a surgeon will make small incisions on ... with sutures and a drainage tube is typically left in for one night. After the surgery, patients will ...

Lung-sparing surgery could enhance outcomes for early-stage lung cancer patients by preserving lung function while ...

Research at the 2025 STS Annual Meeting indicates anatomical lung resections such as lobectomy are linked to improved survival rates in early-stage NSCLC. Data analysis from over 32,000 patients shows ...

New research presented at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections, ...

Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections, such as lobectomy and segmentectomy, are associated with improved long-term survival compared to wedge resection for patients with early-stage ...

The study analysed outcomes for more than 32,000 stage 1A NSCLC patients using data from the STS General Thoracic Surgery Database ... better outcomes than wedge resection, which had a 5-year ...