title: Two-incision approach for video-assisted thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy.
abstract: The video-assisted thoracoscopic approach for bronchoplasty procedures is not standardized. Although 3 to 4 incisions are usually made, with adequate surgical technique, the operation can be successfully carried out using only 2 incisions. We describe the technique of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for a right upper lobe sleeve lobectomy for a carcinoid tumor in the right upper bronchus, using only 2 ports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Vigo University Clinical Hospital, Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ovalle
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D056888:Patient Positioning; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Bronchial neoplasms; pneumonectomy; suture techniques; thoracic surgery; video-assisted