title: Combined median sternotomy and video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of pulmonary metastases.
abstract: Median sternotomy has been a common approach for resection of bilateral pulmonary metastases. It provides good exposure and quick accessibility to most lesions in the lung. The retrocardiac left lower lobe may at times be a problematic area for resection of metastases. We have used a simultaneous median sternotomy and left video-assisted thoracoscopic approach to remove three such lesions in two patients, with satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hazelrigg
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Naunheim
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Auer
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Seifert
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014741:Video Recording