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Case Reports
. 2025 Aug 28:34:203-206.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2025.08.008. eCollection 2025 Dec.

Successful uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy of bronchial carcinoid tumor in a 5-year-old child

YenZhir Tay  1   2 , Chudong Wang  1 , Yunpeng Zhong  1 , Diego Gonzalez-Rivas  3 , Shuben Li  1
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Successful uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy of bronchial carcinoid tumor in a 5-year-old child

YenZhir Tay et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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The authors 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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Anastomosis between the right intermediate bronchus and the right lower lobar bronchus.
Figure 1
Figure 1
Perioperative pictures. A, View from bronchoscope of the endobronchial tumor (arrow) at right intermediate bronchus. B, Computed tomography reveals narrowing at the right intermediate bronchus (arrow, coronal view). C, Surgical picture of incision site. D, Intraoperative image of the anastomosis between the right intermediate bronchus and the right lower lobar bronchus. E, Postoperative 1-week assessment via bronchoscopy of the anastomosis.
Figure E1
Figure E1
Computed tomography scan of the thorax 3 month after surgery demonstrates a patent anastomosis.
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