title: Penrose drain tube as a guide for endostaplers during lobectomy via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
abstract: Endostaplers are widely used in pulmonary lobectomy procedures performed through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Using them to approach fused pulmonary fissures during VATS lobectomy procedures is safer and quicker than manual techniques. However, the direction of endostaplers is sometimes limited by the location of the working ports, which may result in difficulties in positioning the endostaplers or even traction or laceration of peripheral lung tissue. We describe here a useful surgical technique that uses a Penrose drain tube as a guide for the endostapler, making its use to divide fused pulmonary fissures during VATS lobectomy easier and safer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China.
authors.forename: M-W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y-C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019723:Endoscopes; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome