Vein or artery-first resection in right middle lobe segmentectomy: which preserves more lung?

ABSTRACT: We report the thoracoscopic RS5 segmentectomy with VVBA (V, vein; V, ventilation; B, bronchus; A, artery) method and confirmed that the segmental plane visualized by vein-first resection is slightly narrower than the traditional artery-first resection.

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8782223 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature