title: Segmental bronchial atresia of the left upper lobe treated with segmental resection under video-assisted thoracic surgery.
abstract: We report our experience of segmental bronchial atresia managed with segmental resection under video-assisted thoracic surgery. A 23-year-old woman reporting a cough, dyspnea, and back pain underwent segmental resection in which a stapling device was used under video-assisted thoracic surgery. Her postoperative course was uneventful with minimal pain and a disappearance of preoperative symptoms after surgery. Once an accurate preoperative diagnosis can be established, video-assisted thoracic segmentectomy together with the use of a stapling device is considered to be feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamato
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted