title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic left upper lobe sleeve lobectomy combined with pulmonary arterioplasty via two-port approach.
abstract: Here we report a case of left upper lobe sleeve lobectomy with pulmonary arterioplasty via video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS) two-port approach. A squamous cell carcinoma with stage T3N1M0 was identified on pathological examination. The bronchial anastomosis was performed using running suture with a 3-0 prolene. Two bulldog clamps were used to gain adequate vascular control. Partial pulmonary artery resection was achieved tangentially with a stapler. The postoperative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, China.
authors.forename: Wenjie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, China.
authors.forename: Yandong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, China.
authors.forename: Xiaofei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266003, China.
authors.forename: Jinpeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
keywords: Lung cancer; lobectomy; thoracoscopic