Impact of counterclockwise rotation of the right middle lobe following right upper lobectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Following right upper lobectomy, the right middle lobe may shift towards the apex and rotate in a counterclockwise direction with respect to the hilum. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and clinical impact of middle lobe rotation in patients undergoing right upper lobectomy.

Methods

From January 2014 to November 2018, 82 patients underwent right upper lobectomy at our institution for lung cancer using a surgical stapler to divide the minor fissure. Postoperative computed tomography scans evaluated the counterclockwise rotation of the middle lobe, in which the staple lines placed on the minor fissure were in contact with the major fissure of the right lower lobe (120° counterclockwise rotation). Clinicoradiological factors were evaluated and compared be

SUBMITTER: Koike S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159427 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature