Table 2 Characteristics of the surgical procedures (n = 24)
Variables | Results |
|---|---|
Surgical approach at the first PM | |
Open | 7 (29.2%) |
Mini-thoracotomy | 13 (54.2%) |
VATS | 4 (16.7%) |
Type of resection at the first PM | |
Lobectomy | 1 (4.2%) |
Segmentectomy | 6 (25.0%) |
Wedge resection | 17 (70.8%) |
Size of the largest resected tumor (mm) | |
Median (range) | 18 (6–75) |
Maximum number of resected tumors per intervention | |
Median (range) | 5 (1–21) |
Total number of resected tumors in the study period | |
Median (range) | 6 (1–42) |
1-5 | 7 (29.2%) |
6-10 | 10 (41.7%) |
11 ≤ | 7 (29.2%) |
Complete resection | |
Yes | 20 (83.3%) |
No | 4 (16.7%) |
Repeated resection | |
Yes | 15 (62.5%) |
No | 9 (37.5%) |
Frequency of PM | |
Median (range) | 2 (1–8) |