title: Left lower sleeve lobectomy and systematic lymph node dissection by complete video-assisted thoracic surgery.
abstract: Sleeve lobectomy for selected cases of central lung cancer has better functional outcomes comparing to pneumonectomy. With improved technology and increased experiences in complete video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy, complete VATS sleeve lobectomy has been applied in major medical centers recently. A 64-year-old male patient with left lower central lung cancer underwent thoracoscopic sleeve lobectomy and systemic mediastinal lymph node dissection. The major incision, of four incisions in total, was a 4 cm mini-incision in the 4th intercostal space of anterior axillary line. The patient had recovered uneventfully after the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Jun-Qiang
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Bo
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
authors.forename: Bai-Qin
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Zhao
keywords: Sleeve resection; lobectomy; lung cancer; mediastinal lymph node dissection; video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)