title: Video-assisted right lower lobectomy for a lung cancer with mini-thoracotomy.
abstract: We report a case of T1N0M0 lung cancer in which we successfully performed video-assisted right lower lobectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection. The lobectomy was done on a 64-year-old woman who had a 2-cm adenocarcinoma in the right lower lobe. The procedure could be done safely and adequately using three trocars and a 5-cm mini-thoracotomy. The patient had an uncomplicated postoperative course and was satisfied with minimal postoperative pain, quick recovery, and minute skin scars. Video-assisted lobectomy may be a reasonable approach in selected patients of primary lung carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Akita Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takano
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013690:Television; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*