Utility of preoperative three-dimensional CT bronchography and angiography in uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical lobectomy : a retrospective propensity score-matched analysis

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BACKGROUND: Personalized three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction can help surgeons to overcome technical challenges and variations of pulmonary anatomic structures in the performance of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (UVATS), thus improving the safety and efficacy of the procedure. This study aims to evaluate the utility of preoperative 3D-CT bronchography and angiography (3D-CTBA) with Exoview software in the assessment of anatomical variations of pulmonary vessels, and to analyze short-term surgical outcomes in patients undergoing UVATS lobectomy.

METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 198 consecutive patients who underwent curative UVATS lobectomy between November 2019 and September 2020. The patients were divided into an "Exoview" group (n=53) and a "non-Exoview" group (n=145). We performed 1:1 propensity score matching and compared intraoperative and postoperative outcomes between the two groups. A subgroup analysis of 74 patients who underwent single-direction uniportal lobectomy was also conducted. Aberrant pulmonary vessel patterns related to the surgery were also examined.

RESULTS: The operative time in the Exoview group was significantly shorter than that in the non-Exoview group, both before (145.7±33.9 vs. 159.5±41.6 minutes, P=0.032) and after (145.7±33.9 vs. 164.2±41.8 minutes, P=0.014) propensity score matching. The number of mediastinal lymph nodes dissected was higher in the Exoview group than in the non-Exoview group (8.19±6.89 vs. 5.78±3.3, P=0.024) after propensity score matching. Intraoperative blood loss showed a statistical difference between the Exoview and non-Exoview groups (60.4±45.4 vs. 100.8±83.9, P=0.009). Four types of arterial variations and 2 types of venous variations related to the surgery were observed among 8 patients (15%), which have rarely been reported before.

CONCLUSIONS: Personalized preoperative 3D-CT bronchography and angiography helped to clearly visualize the pulmonary anatomical structures and could contribute to the safe and efficient performance of UVATS anatomical lobectomy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Annals of translational medicine - 9(2021), 6 vom: 25. März, Seite 480

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhu, Xin-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Fei-Rong [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Chun [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wen-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Liu-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chang [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Single-direction lobectomy
Three-dimensional computed tomography bronchography and angiography (3D-CTBA)
Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (UVATS)

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Date Revised 22.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.21037/atm-21-474

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NLM324057105