Subxyphoid single-incision thoracoscopic pulmonary metastasectomy.
Single-incision thoracoscopic surgery has increasingly attracted public interest and been applied in numerous thoracic procedures. However, single-incision thoracoscopic surgery is associated with requiring subsequent procedures, such as intercostal neuralgia. Herein, we extend the single-port technique of pulmonary metastasectomy through a single subxiphoid approach, and report the first two cases of this procedure to date.
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center Taipei, Taiwan.
Chia-Chuan
CC
Liu
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center Taipei, Taiwan ; Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital and Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Taichung, Taiwan ; National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine Taipei, Taiwan.
Bing-Yen
BY
Wang
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Shiun
CS
Shih
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University Taipei, Taiwan.
Wei-Cheng
WC
Lin
Single-port; subxyphoid; thoracoscopic pulmonary metastasectomy