Table 5 Literature review
Author | Year | Number of Patients | Patient group | Key results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jung HS. et al. [24] | 2014 | 113 (All patients underwent VATS; 4 patients were converted to open thoracotomy) | Bronchogenic cyst | The median operation time was 96.8 min (range, 15–320 min). There were no operative mortalities or major postoperative complications. VATS excision of bronchogenic cysts described as safe and feasible. |
Guo et al. [25] | 2016 | 99 (V:65, T:34) | Bronchogenic cyst | The VATS group had shorter operative time (108.77 ± 47.81 vs. 144.62 ± 55.16, P = 0.001), shorter hospital stay and drainage time (4.94 ± 2.01 vs. 8.64 ± 5.52 days, P = 0.001; 2.52 ± 1.29 vs. 3.71 ± 1.55 days, P < 0.001, respectively). |
Wang et al. [26] | 2018 | 119 (All patients underwent VATS; 1 patient was converted to open thoracotomy) | Bronchogenic cyst | Mean operative time was 103.8 ± 41.6 min (40–360 min). The intraoperative complication rate was 3.4%. VATS was described as safe and reliable for the management of MBCs |
Liu et al. [27] | 2013 | 42 (V:18, T:24) | Pulmonary sequestration | No significant differences were found between VATS and thoracotomy group in terms of the duration of operation, blood loss, amount of chest drainage, duration of chest drainage, length of postoperative hospital stay, and complications. |
Sun X. et al. [28] | 2014 | 69 (V:9, T:55) | Pulmonary sequestration | Length of postoperative hospital stay was shorter in VATS group both for ILS and ELS patients. (6.6 ± 1.5 vs 9.1 ± 3.2 days, P = 0.001) (7.2 ± 0.84 vs 9.2 ± 3.2 days, p = 0.002 |
Vu et al. [29] | 2008 | 36 (V:12, T:24) | CCAM | Patients in the VATS group had significantly longer operative time (mean difference of 61.3 min; 95% confidence interval [CI], 30.5–92.1) but shorter postoperative hospital stay (mean difference of 5.7 days; 95% CI, 0.9–10.4) and duration of tube thoracostomy (mean difference of 2.6 days; 95% CI, 0.7–4.5) |
Makhija Z. el al [30]. | 2011 | 102 (V:70, T:21, Others:11*) | Congenital cystic lung malformations | There isn’t any comparison between VATS and thoracotomy in this study, but it was reported that pneumonia and bronchogenic cysts predictors of the need for a more extensive pulmonary resection. |
Current study | 94 (V:26, T:67, M: 1) | Congenital lung malformations | No significant differences between VATS and thoracotomy group in terms of mean postoperative length of hospital stay, drainage duration and perioperative complications (6.04 vs 5.74 days, p = 0.706) (5.38 vs 5.12 days, p = 0.717) (% 19.2 vs % 12.3, p = 0.343) |