Surgical strategies in the therapy of non-small cell lung cancer

Table 1 Functional benefit after sub-lobar resection

Ref.	Patients(L/SL)	Mo(follow-up)	Postoperative reduction of FEV1		Postoperative reduction of FVC
			L	SL	L	SL
Ginsberg et al[31]	85/71	12-18	-11%	-5%	-5%	+1%
Keenan et al[32]	174/54	12	-9%	-3%	-4%	-3%
Harada et al[33]	45/38	6	-16%	-11%	-14%	-9%

L: Lobar resection; SL: Sublobar resection; FEV1: Forced expiratory volume; FVC: Forced vital capacity.