The safety of the conversion was acceptable. Our findings suggest that VATS lobectomy for lung cancer is feasible from the viewpoint of safety, even after taking into account the potential need for conversion to thoracotomy in some patients.

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These data demonstrate the ability of this novel single-piston, nonporous hollow silicone fiber oxygenator to adequately support gas exchange, allowing successful performance of total liquid ventilation.

NE differentiation was detected in 16% of NSCLC tumors in our study. However, the prognostic implications of the presence of this feature could not be clearly determined in this study.