Clinical significance of the diverse interlobar veins hidden in the upper oblique fissure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The interlobar veins hidden in the upper oblique fissure (UOF) of the right lung are usually mismanaged cursorily according to the target lobe, which results in accidental injury of the interlobar veins and complications. The detailed classification of interlobar veins based on surgical anatomical analysis is of great clinical significance.

Methods

Three-dimensional computed tomography bronchography and angiography (3D-CTBA) reconstructed images of 398 patients from January 2019 to June 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The interlobar veins in the UOF were observed and classified according to their morphology and distribution. The classification model was further validated in 153 patients who underwent surgery involving dissection of the UOF, and related surgica

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8848423 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature