Background Due to the popularity of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) techniques in
clinical, thymoma patients via VATS thymectomy are increasing rapidly. However, compared …

Background: Both uniportal and triportal thoracoscopic lobectomy and sublobectomy are
feasible for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The aim of this study was to …

METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 445 consecutive patients who
underwent minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy between January 2009 and July …

Background Anastomosis is one of the important factors affecting anastomotic complications
after esophagectomy, and multiple reports have compared anastomotic complications …

Background: Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (BSCCE) is a rare and
distinctive tumor with no standard treatment. This study aimed to explore treatment in relation …

Background Thymoma is an uncommon tumor without a widely accepted standard care to
date. We aimed to investigate the clinicopathologic variables of patients with thymoma and …

Background Previous studies have demonstrated that survival of patients with non-small cell
lung cancer (NSCLC) with oligometastasis may benefit from local treatment. The purpose of …

Background To summarize our experiences of single-port, two-port vs. three-port VATS
pulmonary resection for lung cancer patients. Methods Data of consecutive 1,553 patients who …

Background The aim of this study was to compare the short‐term outcomes and three‐year
survival between dual‐incision esophagectomy ( DIE ) and total minimally invasive M c K …

Background Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR)
have prognostic value in patients with various operable tumors. The aim of our study …