title: VATS right upper lobectomy.
abstract: A 56-year-old male patient was admitted due to one small pulmonary nodule in the apicoposterior segment of the right upper lobe, which was found on his health screening one month ago. Preoperative examinations showed no distant metastasis, and his heart and lung functions could tolerate the lobectomy. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed one small pulmonary nodules on the apicoposterior segment of the right upper lobe, which was considered to be malignant lesions. No remarkably swollen lymph node was visible in the mediastinum. Therefore, VATS right upper lobectomy was performed and intraoperative frozen section confirmed the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Anhui Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China.
authors.forename: Xinyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Anhui Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China.
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Anhui Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China.
authors.forename: Mingran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Anhui Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, China.
authors.forename: Dongchun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ma
keywords: VATS; right upper lobectomy; sequential dissection