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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct;5(5):716-20.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.08.70.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: single-direction thoracoscopic lobectomy

Xiao-Ming Lin  1 , Yi Yang, Chuang Chi, Yu Liu, De-Yao Xie
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Case Reports

Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: single-direction thoracoscopic lobectomy

Xiao-Ming Lin et al. J Thorac Dis. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

A 68-year-old male patient was presented due to "cough for more than 1 year". PET/CT showed a mass, 23 mm in diameter, in the right lower lobe of the lung. The radioactivity uptake of the mediastinal lymph nodes was not increased. No metastasis to other organs was found. Preoperative evaluation showed that the patient could tolerate lobectomy. Single-direction video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy was then performed. The operation was smooth, and the mass was pathologically confirmed to be an adenocarcinoma in the lower right lung. The postoperative recovery was good, and the patient was discharged on the 7th post-operative day.

Keywords: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS); lobectomy; lung cancer.

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Figure 1
Chest CT indicated a nodule at the right lower lobe, together with pleural traction sign. Lung cancer was considered.
Video 1
Video 1
Single-direction video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.
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Figure 2
Position and incisions.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Chest X-ray performed 24 hours after the surgery.
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