title: Thoracoscopic lobectomy with chest wall resection after neoadjuvant therapy.
abstract: Chest wall involvement from lung malignancy presents technical challenges for a minimally invasive surgical approach. Recently, new thoracoscopic rib cutting instrumentation has been developed and may offer a safe and efficient resection. Compared with thoracotomy, thoracoscopic lung and chest wall resection may potentially lower the morbidity associated with chest wall resection by thoracotomy. We present a case of thoracoscopic lobectomy with an en bloc chest wall resection.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY.
authors.forename: Sai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yendamuri
authors.forename: Chukwumere E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Nwogu
authors.forename: Todd L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Demmy