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Case Reports
. 2016 Jul 15:2:115.
doi: 10.21037/jovs.2016.06.12. eCollection 2016.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper sleeve lobectomy for fixated interlobar lymph node

Akif Turna  1 , Seyfi Alper Toker  2
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Video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper sleeve lobectomy for fixated interlobar lymph node

Akif Turna et al. J Vis Surg. .

Abstract

We report a 59-year-old male who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper lobe sleeve lobectomy because of a fixated interlobar lymph node. A squamous cell carcinoma of stage T3N1M0 was disclosed on pathological examination. The bronchial anastomosis was performed using a running suture with 3-0 prolene. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient has been doing well for 18 months.

Keywords: N1; Non-small cell lung cancer; sleeve lobectomy; video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Patient has a right upper lobe tumor (arrow).
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Figure 2
An interlobar lymph node (arrow) was found metastatic and invaded right upper lobe and right main bronchus.
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Figure 3
Following dissection of right main bronchus and bronchus intermedius, tumor-free-proven tracheal rim was anastomosed to bronchus intermedius using running 3–0 prolone sutures (5). Available online: http://www.asvide.com/articles/1019
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