Double Sleeve Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
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Case description
Double sleeve (vascular and bronchial) lobectomy is a reasonable alternative to pneumonectomy in patients with centrally located tumors involving artery and bronchus. However, it is a challenging and complex procedure even when performed through thoracotomy.
Despite the advances in thoracoscopic surgery, double sleeve lobectomy by conventional thoracotomy is still the prefered approach because of the technical difficulties in thoracoscopic surgery and the potential increase of operative risks even when it is performed by experienced VATS surgeons. There are very few reported cases of double sleeve lobectomy by VATS using 3 to 4 incisions. This is a really challenging case of a double sleeve resection by single port thoracoscopic surgery.
Despite the advances in thoracoscopic surgery, double sleeve lobectomy by conventional thoracotomy is still the prefered approach because of the technical difficulties in thoracoscopic surgery and the potential increase of operative risks even when it is performed by experienced VATS surgeons. There are very few reported cases of double sleeve lobectomy by VATS using 3 to 4 incisions. This is a really challenging case of a double sleeve resection by single port thoracoscopic surgery.
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