title: Single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomic segmentectomy and right upper lobectomy.
abstract: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) segmentectomies are usually more complex procedures than lobectomies. With the gained experience in the field of thoracoscopic surgery, many thoracic surgery departments have progressively adopted this technique to preserve lung parenchyma, especially in cases of metastasis or benign conditions. The majority of surgeons use three incisions but the procedure can be performed by only one port. We report the first anatomic segmentectomy performed by uniportal VATS with no rib spreading.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Coruña University Hospital, Coruña, Spain. diego.gonzalez.rivas@sergas.es
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Rivas
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fieira
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*