22/09/2026
Stage IA2 NSCLC, VATS Segmentectomy with ERAS Protocol
Dr. Zhou Yongxin β Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai π₯ Need medical care in Shanghai?
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A 55-year-old male retired engineer from Indonesia presented with a 19mm solid pulmonary nodule in the left upper lobe, identified on a routine health screening CT. PET-CT showed mild FDG uptake. CT-guided biopsy confirmed stage IA2 adenocarcinoma. His local thoracic surgeon had recommended open lobectomy, citing the nodule's location near the hilum. Concerned about the recovery time and impact on his quality of life, he sought a second opinion on whether a less invasive approach was feasible.
Dr. Zhou Yongxin reviewed the CT, PET-CT, biopsy pathology, and pulmonary function tests. Three-dimensional CT reconstruction confirmed that the tumor was confined to the apicoposterior segment of the left upper lobe with adequate surgical margins achievable by segmentectomy. He recommended VATS segmentectomy β a parenchyma-sparing minimally invasive resection β combined with the department's full ERAS perioperative protocol, avoiding the need for open surgery.
Surgery: Left upper lobe VATS apicoposterior segmentectomy; 90-minute procedure.
The patient was mobilized on the evening of surgery. The chest drain was removed on day 2, and he was discharged on day 3 β compared to the 7β10 day stay anticipated with open lobectomy. Pathology confirmed complete resection with clear margins and no lymph node involvement. Molecular profiling showed EGFR exon 19 deletion; adjuvant osimertinib was initiated.
At 12-month follow-up, the patient remained disease-free with excellent lung function and had resumed his regular daily activities within 3 weeks of surgery.
Minimally invasive segmentectomy combined with ERAS protocols β in the hands of a surgeon committed to the "minimally invasive β precision β rapid recovery" philosophy β achieves oncological equivalence to open lobectomy while dramatically reducing recovery time and preserving quality of life.