Assessment of Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Versus Open Surgery for Patients Undergoing Lobectomy

Inclusion Criteria:

Subject must be 18 years of age or older.
Subject must have been clinically diagnosed with stage I to stage IIA non small cell lung cancer measuring and judged to be resectable.
Subject must be able to tolerate general anesthesia, and have cardiopulmonary reserve to tolerate a lobectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

Subject is pregnant (documented by pregnancy test) or breastfeeding.

Subject has other severe illnesses that would preclude surgery such as

Unstable angina
Myocardial Infarction within 3 months
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Subject has other active cancers

Subject is unable to comply with any of the following:

Study requirements
Give valid informed consent
Follow-up schedule