Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy of the Lower Lobe: Superior and Basilar Segmentectomy

Although the Lung Cancer Study Group published worse outcomes in patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer who underwent sublobar resection, these data are fairly old and not reflective of the current patient population or surgical techniques. With the change in lung cancer pathology over these past few decades, our increased understanding of lung cancer and the era of screening for lung cancer, video-assisted thorascopic segmentectomy will likely play a greater role in the management of our patients.