Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Resections Techniques- Nonanatomical Pulmonary Resections

Abstract

Parenchymal-sparing resections for the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) still arise both technical and oncological issues. However, from some historical landmarking reports several evidences have moved towards their safety and feasibility for high-selected early stage NSCLC patients. In this view, the concept of compromise strategies has been overcome by intentional purposes. Anyway, results are sometimes conflicting or affected by not negligible bias with subsequent low evidences though interest has grown towards non anatomic resections as a consequence of the definitive downset of the “pneumonectomy” era.