Successful Right Upper Lung Segmentectomy after Esophagectomy: Utilization of 4K 3-Dimensional Endoscopy and Near-Infrared Fluorescence in High-Risk Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lung resection after open esophagectomy poses significant technical challenges, particularly when the reconstructed gastrointestinal tract is on the same side as the lung lesion. The advent of 4K 3-dimensional (3D) endoscopic systems with near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging using indocyanine green (ICG) has improved the precision of thoracic surgeries. We present a case of successful right upper lung segmentectomy for primary lung cancer after open esophagectomy, utilizing a 4K 3D endoscopic system and NIR imaging.

Case presentation

An 85-year-old female with a history of open esophagectomy for esophageal cancer 19 years earlier and comorbidities, including aplastic anemia and diabetes mellitus, was referred for the evaluation of a growing lesion in the rig

SUBMITTER: Otabe M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11836011 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature