A case of thoracoscopic bilateral lung volume reduction surgery in a supine position.
We present a case of thoracoscopic bilateral lung volume reduction surgery performed with the patient in a supine position. By rotating the operative table, bilateral apical resection could be performed without difficulty. The duration of the operation was 160 minutes and the patient's forced expiratory volume in 1 second improved from 0.81 l to 2.49 l.
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Department of Surgery II, Okayama University School of Medicine, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558.
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Aoe
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Yamashita
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Andou
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Shimizu
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D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016683:Supine Position; D013906:Thoracoscopy