Utility of preoperative three-dimensional CT bronchography and angiography in uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical lobectomy: a retrospective propensity score-matched analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Personalized three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction can help surgeons to overcome technical challenges and variations of pulmonary anatomic structures in the performance of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (UVATS), thus improving the safety and efficacy of the procedure. This study aims to evaluate the utility of preoperative 3D-CT bronchography and angiography (3D-CTBA) with Exoview software in the assessment of anatomical variations of pulmonary vessels, and to analyze short-term surgical outcomes in patients undergoing UVATS lobectomy.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed the data of 198 consecutive patients who underwent curative UVATS lobectomy between November 2019 and September 2020. The patients were divided into an "Exoview" group (n=53) and a

SUBMITTER: Zhu XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8039695 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature