Features and outcomes of bilateral anatomical lung resections in patients with lung cancer

The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of sequential bilateral anatomical lung resections performed via video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) or thoracotomy approaches in lung cancer patients, as well as to identify factors affecting the postoperative period. Material and Methods. Of 534 NSCLC patients undergoing anatomical lung resection in Center for Intensive Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery from 2014 to 2022, 14 patients with consecutive bilateral anatomical lung resections were included in the retrospective study. The patients were divided into two groups depending on a surgical approach used during the first surgery: group I - 5 patients underwent thoracotomy and group II - 9 patients underwent video- assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). The groups were matched for gender, age, smoking, Charlson Comorbidity Index, lung resection, functional status and stage of the disease. Surgical treatment included anatomical lung resection and ipsilateral systematic lymph dissection.