Technical aspects of single-port thoracoscopic surgery for lobectomy.
Thoracoscopic Surgery is in common use in routine surgical practice. With the advancement of the various techniques and instruments required, mini wounds and fewer thoracoports become practical in recent years. Here, we report our experience of performing lobectomy with radical lymph node dissection in 3 patients using regular straight endoscopic instruments. We demonstrate the feasibility of such techniques and discuss the key points of effectively performing the procedures. Because of the favorable outcomes, we encourage such procedures to be widely applied in surgical operations of various types.
Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei City, Taiwan. musclenet2003@yahoo.com.tw
Chih-Hao
CH
Chen
Shih-Yi
SY
Lee
Ho
H
Chang
Hung-Chang
HC
Liu
Chao-Hung
CH
Chen
Wen-Chien
WC
Huang
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061646:Operative Time; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data