Presence of pleural adhesions can predict conversion to thoracotomy and postoperative surgical complications in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic lung cancer lobectomy

Abstract

Presence of pleural adhesions can predict conversion to thoracotomy and postoperative surgical complications in patients undergoing VATS lobectomy for NSCLC. Our study calls for an internationally accepted grading system for the presence of pleural adhesions to stratify the surgical risk.