[Lobectomy under thoracoscopic guidance].
From September '92 to November '93, 15 lobectomies were performed under thoracoscopic guidance. After a thoracoport was inserted through the seventh intercostal space to conduct the operation utilizing a monitor, a six to ten cm incision was made in the fifth intercostal space. The pulmonary arteries and veins were divided after stapling with an Endo GIA or Roticulator 30-VIII. The lobar bronchus was stapled with a Roticulator 30-3.5, 30-4.8 or an Endo TA and affected lobes were resected. In cases of lung cancer, lymph node dissection has become possible as well due to the improvement of endoscopic instrumentation.
Kaseda
S
S
Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Kanagawa-ken Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kitano
M
M
Inoue
J
J
Kumamoto
Y
Y
Yoneyama
K
K
Yamamoto
S
S
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020708:Thoracoscopes