Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery basal segmentectomy: a single-center retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) basal segmentectomy is technically challenging and requires a deep understanding of the segmental anatomy of the lung. This report describes the uniportal VATS segmentectomy of basal segments using a single-direction approach.

Methods

A total of 49 patients who underwent uniportal VATS basal segmentectomy between April 2019 and April 2021 were included in this retrospective study. All the surgeries were conducted using a single-direction approach. The resections of segments 7-8 were mainly performed using the interlobar fissure approach, while the resections of segments 9-10 were performed using the inferior pulmonary ligament approach.

Results

A total of 33 patients underwent a single basal segmentectomy and

SUBMITTER: Tang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641035 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature