@article{JTD10999,
author = {Alberto Terzi and Andrea Viti},
title = {Subxiphoid video-assisted major lung resections: the skeptic’s speech},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {8},
number = {12},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {The subxiphoid approach as an access to the chest has been initially pioneered by Asian surgeons in order to perform thymectomy (1) and, more lately, major lung resections (2). In a recent paper, published by the European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Hernandez-Arenas and coworkers, from the Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, describe their initial experience with uniportal, video-assisted, subxiphoid approach to major lung resection (3). The authors retrospectively report a remarkable series of 153 consecutive patients who had undergone lobectomy and segmentectomy through this completely new, (not-so) “extrathoracic” approach. The results were very remarkable, with the majority of patients [93] being discharged from the hospital within 4 days after the operation. Complications and conversion profile was similar to standard approach. An evaluation of postoperative pain is reported, and pain perception seems acceptable except for the postoperative day 1 (At that time more than 90% of patients complained pain ranging from moderate to severe).},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/10999}
}