ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Surgical Oncology
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1639138
The Curative Effect Analysis of Simultaneous U-VATS for Bilateral Multiple Primary Early-Stage Lung Cancers
Provisionally accepted
- Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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The incidence of multiple primary lung cancers (MPLCs) has been on the rise over the past decade, yet optimal surgical strategies remain debated. This study compared perioperative outcomes and long-term quality of life (QoL) between simultaneous and staged uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (U-VATS) for bilateral early-stage MPLC.: A retrospective cohort analyzed 69 patients undergoing simultaneous (n=28) or staged (n=41) U-VATS between March 2021 and December 2023. A comparative statistical analysis was conducted to assess perioperative efficacy and long-term QoL between simultaneous versus staged U-VATS in patients with bilateral synchronous t 删除[WL]:
Keywords: U-VATS, Simultaneous resection, bilateral MPLCs, Quality of Life, Perioperative outcomes
Received: 01 Jun 2025; Accepted: 14 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Shi, Wang, Zhang, Tang, Zheng, Hu and Liang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Zhi-gang Liang, Ningbo First Hospital, Ningbo, China
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