Comparative study of full thoracoscopic lobectomy with conventional thoracotomy in treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

Objective To explore the clinical effects of full thoracoscopic lobectomy with conventional thoracotomy in treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.Methods Sixty-eight non-small cell lung cancer patients were retrospectively analyzed and divided into two groups.Thirty-eight were treated with full thoracoscopic lobectomy and 30 were treated with conventional thoracotomy surgery.The operation duration,blood loss,chest tube drainage flow,length of chest tube drainage,harvested lymph nodes,postoperative dosage of dolantin,postoperative hospital stay,and postoperative complications of the two groups were compared.Results The blood loss,chest tube drainage flow,length of chest tube drainage,postoperative dosage of dolantin and postoperative hospital stay of the full thoracoscopic lobectomy group were significantly shorter than the conventional thoracotomy group(P0.01),but the operative time was significantly higher than the conventional thoracotomy group(P0.01).The postoperative complications rates of the full thoracoscopic lobectomy group was 10.53%,which was significantly lower than the conventional thoracotomy group,56.67%(P0.01).Conclusion The full thoracoscopic lobectomy is safe and good surgical method for non-small cell lung cancer.