Journal of Clinical Trials
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0870
ISSN: 2167-0870
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt
Dr. Akram Allam is currently working as Professor in Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt . He has published numerous research papers and articles in reputed journals and has various other achievements in the related studies. He has extended his valuable service towards the scientific community with his extensive research work.
Research Article
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Resection Following Video-Assisted
Mediastinoscopic Lymphadenectomy in the Cure of Non-Small Cell Lung
Cancer
Author(s): Ahmed Abdelaziz Abdellatif*, Akram Allam, Samir Keshk, Abdelmaguid Ramadan, Walid Abuarab, Rita Daniela Marasco, Aniello Della Morte, Gabriella Giudice and Cosimo Lequaglie
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the technical feasibility and limitations of video-assisted mediastinoscopic
lymphadenectomy (VAMLA) followed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy and video-assisted
thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy alone in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
VATS lobectomy alone or following VAMLA is feasible and can be done with an acceptable safety profile under the
hands of specialized, highly trained and cooperating team working in a high volume center treating patients with lung
cancer. VAMLA followed by VATS lobectomy allowed the excision of more lymph nodes compared to the VATS
approach alone, suggesting that VAMLA is a good adjuvant to VATS lobectomy for complete radical mediastinal
lymphadenectomy for the surgical cure of non-small cell lung cancer patients.
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DOI:
10.35248/2167-0870.20.10.416