Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) for Patients with Solitary Fibrous Tumors of the Pleura
- Liu, Jun
- Cai, Chengjie
- Wang, Daoyuan
- Chen, Hanzhang
- Cheng, Linling
- Shao, Wenlong
- Li, Shuben
- Guan, Yubao
- Gu, Yingying
- He, Jianxing
DOIAbstract
ObjectivesTo present our experience of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for patients with solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura (SFTPs) and to discuss the treatment of choice of such neoplasms.MethodsBetween June 2000 and September 2008, 21 patients with SFTPs (9 men and 12 women) underwent VATS at our department. The mean age was 52.5 years (range, 33–76 years).ResultsSurgical excision was performed in all patients. Surgical excision was performed by VATS in 15 patients (71.4%), by VATS plus a small thoracotomy (<5 cm) in 4 patients (19.0%), and by posterolateral thoracotomy accompanied by VATS in 2 patients (9.5%). Mean chest drain duration was 2.3 days (range, 1–4 days), and the mean hospital stay was 7.2 days (range, 4–15 day...
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