Nonintubated Video-Assisted Wedge Resections in Peripheral Lung Cancer

Wedge resection in lung cancer is considered a suboptimal procedure, but in elderly and/or frail patients is a reliable and safer alternative. Nonintubated thoracic surgery may allow reduction of operative time, postoperative morbidity, hospital stay, and global economical expenses. Nonintubated modality can allow the recruitment of patients considered otherwise marginal for a surgical treatment. The nonintubated video-assisted thoracic surgery approach is less traumatic, with less immunologic impairment, which may affect postoperative oncological long-term results.