Does Failed Video-Assisted Lobectomy for Lung Cancer Prejudice Immediate and Long-Term Outcomes?

Conversion during attempted VATS resection does not prejudice short-term or long-term surgical outcomes. We therefore suggest that VATS lobectomy should be the treatment strategy of choice for stage I and II non-small cell lung cancer in view of the well-established short-term benefits and equivalent survival associated with successful VATS resection.