Uniportal thoracoscopic extended right apical segmentectomy with virtual-assisted lung mapping: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary extended segmentectomy is an optional surgical treatment for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer that helps to achieve optimal surgical margins. Here, we describe a challenging instance of extended segmentectomy via uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery with virtual-assisted lung mapping, a preoperative bronchoscopic dye marking procedure.

Case presentation

A 72-year-old woman presented with two tumors that were clinically diagnosed as early-stage lung cancer; extended right apical segmentectomy was indicated. Because the tumors had appeared unidentifiable intraoperatively, we performed virtual-assisted lung mapping for tumor localization and delineation of the optimal resection area. Surgery was conducted through a single port. All virtual-assist

SUBMITTER: Yanagiya M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10547667 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature