Table 2 Characteristics of localization and surgical outcomes
Nodule Localization or Surgical Outcome | Total (n = 49) | EN group (n = 24) | CT group (n = 25) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(nodules = 107) | (nodules = 53) | (nodules = 54) | ||
Deviation, mm | ||||
Total | 8.0 (7.0) | 9.0 (6.5) | 7.5 (6.0) | 0.33 |
Upper nodule | 6.0 (6.0) | 7.5 (7.8) | 5.0 (7.0) | 0.049 |
Lower nodule | 10.0(7.0) | 9.0 (6.5) | 10.0 (9.0) | 0.50 |
Procedural duration, min | ||||
Total | 19.4 (6.2) | 16.3 (4.2) | 22.3 (8.2) | 0.002 |
2 nodules | 20.0 (6.1) | 15.3 (4.2) | 20.4 (7.8) | 0.015 |
3 nodules | 25.6 (6.8) | 20.1 (4.1) | 32.4 (9.6) | 0.035 |
Complications, n (%) | ||||
Pneumothorax | - | 5 (20) | ||
Pulmonary hemorrhage | - | 6 (24) | ||
Primary resection success rate, % (n/n) | 96.3 (103/107) | 94.3 (50/53) | 98.1 (53/54) | 0.60 |
Nodule size, mm a | 7.2 (4.2) | 6.9 (4.5) | 7.4 (3.9) | 0.54 |
Margin distance, mm | 18.8 (7.2) | 19.5 (7.8) | 18.2 (6.7) | 0.36 |
Frozen section analysis, n (%) | 0.91 | |||
Benign lesion | 12 (11.2) | 5 (9) | 7 (13) | |
Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia | 11 (10.3) | 6 (11) | 5 (9) | |
Adenocarcinoma in situ | 16 (15.0) | 9 (17) | 7 (13) | |
Minimally invasive adenocarcinoma | 38 (35.5) | 20 (38) | 18(33) | |
Invasive adenocarcinoma | 29 (27.1) | 13 (25) | 16 (30) | |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |
Surgical procedure, nodule | 0.98 | |||
Wedge resection | 40 | 20 | 20 | |
Segmentectomy | 48 | 24 | 24 | |
Lobectomy | 19 | 9 | 10 |