Needlescopic operation for partial lung resection.
Needlescopic operation using instruments with a diameter of 2 mm has not been applied to partial lung resection because of the difficulty in grasping the lung firmly or the possibility of injuring the lung easily with 2-mm forceps. We have developed a technique using a mini-loop retractor and successfully performed partial lung resection in 35 patients with pneumothorax, small lung tumor, or interstitial pneumonia.
Ikeda
Yasunori
Y
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Shimotugagun, Tochigi, Japan. ikeda@dokkyomed.ac.jp
Miyoshi
Shinichiro
S
Seki
Norio
N
Kobayashi
Satoru
S
Umezu
Hideo
H
Tamura
Motohiko
M
D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*