Left sleeve pneumonectomy via uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic approach.

ABSTRACT: Left sleeve pneumonectomy is a rarer intervention compared with right sleeve pneumonectomy. It is a challenging surgical therapeutic strategy even when performed through open thoracotomy. Here, we report a case of uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) left sleeve pneumonectomy in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer. The tumor, located at the opening of left upper lobe bronchus, submucosally invaded the orifice of lower lobe extending upward to 4 to 5 cartilage rings of the left main bronchus and to the level of the carina. Left sleeve pneumonectomy and airway reconstruction was performed through video-assisted thoracoscopic completely with an incision of 4 cm. The total operative time was 220 minutes and the estimated intraoperative blood loss was 300 mL. Chylothorax

SUBMITTER: Cai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8807340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature