Table 2 Characteristics of patients with conversion to 3 ports or thoracotomy during two ports VATS lobectomy
From: The feasibility of a Two-incision video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy
Sex | Age | Diagnosis | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | Cause of conversion | Type of surgery | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conversion to three ports (n=2, 3.1%) | ||||||
Male | 69 | Metastatic lung cancer | Yes | Severe pleural adhesion | Right lower lobectomy | Prolonged air leak |
Female | 60 | Primary lung cancer | No | Severe pleural adhesion | Left upper lobectomy | Prolonged air leak |
Conversion to thoracotomy (n=5, 6.8%) | ||||||
Male | 71 | Primary lung cancer | Yes | Bleeding at pulmonary arterial branch | Right lower lobectomy | No |
Male | 74 | Primary lung cancer | No | Calcified lymph node around pulmonary arterial branch | Right lower lobectomy | No |
Male | 71 | Primary lung cancer | Yes | Bleeding at pulmonary arterial branch | Right upper lobectomy | Atelectasis |
Male | 59 | Primary lung cancer | Yes | Bleeding at pulmonary arterial branch | Left upper lobectomy | No |
Male | 71 | Primary lung cancer | No | Severe pleural adhesion | Right lower lobectomy | Prolonged air leak |