title: Computed tomography guided thoracoscopic segmentectomy for lung cancer with variant bronchus.
abstract: Lung segmentectomy with bronchial variation has rarely been reported. We report the case of a lung cancer patient with variant anatomy of the right upper lobe bronchus.Thoracoscopic posterior segmentectomy of the right upper lobe was performed. Variant bronchus and related blood vessels were confirmed preoperatively by three-dimensional multidetector computed tomography (3D-MDCT), which facilitated visualization of the patient's anatomy during surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akiba
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marushima
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakada
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohki
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000077192:Adenocarcinoma of Lung; D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome