title: Left lower sleeve lobectomy by uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic approach.
abstract: Endobronchial tumours requiring sleeve resection have been usually considered a contraindication for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). However, with new technical advances and the experience gained in VATS, sleeve lobectomy has been performed by thoracoscopy in experienced VATS centres. Right-sided sleeve anastomoses are easier to perform by VATS than left-sided ones because of the presence of the pulmonary artery and aortic arch on the left side. Most surgeons use a 3 to 4 incision VATS technique for sleeve anastomosis but the surgery can be performed by using only one incision. This is the first report of a left-sided sleeve lobectomy by uniportal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Coruña University Hospital, Coruña, Spain.
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Rivas
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fieira
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Lobectomy; Lung cancer; Minimally invasive surgery; Sleeve lobectomy; Thoracoscopy/video-assisted thoracic surgery