Individualized dorsal basal segment (S10) resection using intersegmental veins as the landmark.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The individualized thoracoscopic dorsal basal (S10) resection remains one of the most challenging procedures. Our goal was to detail the role of intersegmental veins (inter-SVs) in facilitating such a complex operation and evaluate its safety and efficacy.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent S10 or S10 plus an adjacent segment or subsegment resection (individualized S10) from January 2015 through September 2020. Individualized S10 resections were conducted for nodules of 2 cm or less with a ground-glass opacity evident in thin-slice computed tomography. A simplified method of using inter-SVs as the landmark in surgical planning and segmentectomy was described. The efficacy and safety of this technique were also evaluated in comparison with t

SUBMITTER: He Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9214576 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature