title: Unidirectionally progressive resection of lower left lung carcinoma under video-associated thoracoscopy.
abstract: General anesthesia is adopted through double-lumen endotracheal intubation, one-lung ventilation on the contralateral, and intravenous injection. The patient took a 90 degree decubitus on his contralateral side. The operative incisions: the observation port was made in the mid-axillary line of the 7(th) intercostal section, a second horizontal incision of 4 cm as the main operation port at the 4(th) intercostal space between the anterior axillary line and the midclavicular line, and a 3(rd) incision of 1.5 cm as the secondary operation hole at the 9(th) intercostal space between the axillary line and the bottom scapular line. The surgeons were on the ventral side of the patient, and operated with endoscope apparatus in front of the monitor screen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Kaican
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Siyang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Xiguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS); lower left lobe lobectomy; lung adenocarcinoma