title: Total video-assisted thoracic surgery sleeve lobectomy: suture by both hands.
abstract: Bronchoplastic procedures offer better long-term survival and quality of life with less morbidity and mortality than pneumonectomies. However, minimally invasive sleeve lobectomy is rarely reported, and the procedure requires more skill even for experienced hands. We report a total video-assisted thoracoscopic right upper sleeve lobectomy for a patient with centrally located lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Chenhua
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
authors.forename: Weiyu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
keywords: VATS; both hands suturing; sleeve lobectomy