Extrapleural resection of lung metastasis in a patient with dense pleural adhesions using VATS.
We report the case of a 78-year-old man with dense pleural adhesion who underwent a resection of a lung metastasis by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) through an extrapleural approach. The approach for diagnosis and therapeutic wedge resection of a lung tumor by VATS is easier and safer than an intrapleural approach if the patient has dense pleural adhesions.
Watanabe
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Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan. QZV07547@nifty.ne.jp
Yamauchi
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Sakata
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Abe
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D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D000267:Tissue Adhesions