Thoracoscopic lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection as a standard surgery for T1-2N0M0 non-small cell lung cancer (>300 surgeries experience)

Considering the results of our research and the literature review we made sure that VATS lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection is an alternative procedure to open approaches: it is much safer, reduce the frequency of post-operative complications and the rehabilitation period. We believe that complete VATS lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection must be taken as a standard in surgical treatment of patients with early stages of non-small cell lung cancer.