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. 2023 Sep 10:22:275-280.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.08.022. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Thoracoscopic right intrapericardial pneumonectomy

Mark W Hennon  1   2 , Todd L Demmy  1   2
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Thoracoscopic right intrapericardial pneumonectomy

Mark W Hennon et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Conflict of interest statement

T.L.D.: Medtronic has furnished grant funding and consultation fees. The other author reported no conflicts of interest. The Journal policy requires editors and reviewers to disclose conflicts of interest and to decline handling or reviewing manuscripts for which they may have a conflict of interest. The editors and reviewers of this article have no conflicts of interest.

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Intrapericardial VATS approach yields safer hilar dissection.
Figure 1
Figure 1
Flexible 3-dimensional optics (A) and low-profile retractors including the Sontec thoracoscopic (B) and Diamond-Flex laparoscopic (C) retractors. By virtue of 5-mm round (rather than ovoid) shaft cross-sections, multiple instruments can share the same port (D) to enable the complex traction-countertraction needed to dissect large tumors with hilar fibrotic changes. With permission.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Initial imaging for presented case demonstrating coronal computed tomography (A), positron emission tomography (B), and split lung radionuclide findings (C) supporting pneumonectomy.
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