title: Single-incision thoracoscopic surgery using an anchoring suture of the lung parenchyma for two-directional traction.
abstract: Single-incision thoracoscopic surgery (SITS) is difficult to perform because of an increased likelihood of collision between surgical instruments; moreover, the use of all the instruments through a single incision requires the creation of a relatively large incision. Therefore, a new SITS technique needs to be developed to reduce the likelihood of collision between surgical instruments and the incision size to a cosmetically acceptable one. In the present study, we aimed to perform SITS to easily avoid collisions between instruments through small-incision sites by means of a novel two-directional traction method using anchoring lung sutures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Kwon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Bong Soo
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea. Electronic address: yumccs@nate.com.
authors.forename: Do Hyung
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D053441:Suture Anchors; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014143:Traction