title: A useful technique for specimen extraction from the thorax: the vacuum-packing method.
abstract: Most thoracic surgeons have encountered a number of situations in which a specimen was too large to fit through a small intercostal incision. This report highlights a useful technique for specimen extraction from the thorax using a vinyl bag and a sucker. The sucker creates negative pressure, and the liquid and air components from the specimen are removed. The specimen can be deflated and removed from the thoracic cavity through the access incision. We call this method the 'vacuum-packing method'.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Japan. micha2005jp@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamiyoshihara
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Igai
authors.forename: Toshiteru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Kimihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014618:Vacuum