title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic left upper lobe apical trisegmentectomy with the Harmonic scalpel.
abstract: Segmental resection is a useful procedure to preserve respiratory function. A 56-year-old woman presented with a finding of a left upper lobe lesion on CT scanning. She was performed video-assisted thoracoscopic left upper lobe apical trisegmentectomy with the Harmonic scalpel. Video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS) segmentectomy is associated with safe and feasible procedure. With the Harmonic scalpel dissection, blood loss is minimal and this speeds patient recovery.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650032, China ; 2 Children's Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650034, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650032, China ; 2 Children's Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650034, China.
authors.forename: Xin-Long
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650032, China ; 2 Children's Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650034, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650032, China ; 2 Children's Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650034, China.
authors.forename: Hui-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650032, China ; 2 Children's Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650034, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650032, China ; 2 Children's Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650034, China.
authors.forename: Xian-Gu
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Ning
keywords: Harmonic scalpel; Video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery (VATS); segmentectomy