title: Uniportal thoracoscopic lobectomy for intralobar pulmonary sequestration.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pulmonary sequestration is an uncommon congenital condition for which surgical resection is usually indicated - either via open thoracotomy or conventional multi-port Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS). Of the two types of sequestration, intralobar sequestration is technically more challenging to resect.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the management of a 34 year old male patient with a long history of respiratory symptoms, and an extensively diseased right lower lobe. A diagnosis of sequestration was confirmed by CT scanning, showing three separate anomalous feeding vessels arising from the abdominal aorta. A right lower lobectomy using a Uniportal VATS approach was performed, and the patient discharged home on the fourth post-operative day.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report to our knowledge demonstrating the safety and feasibility of the Uniportal approach for the resection of a relatively challenging intralobar sequestration.
authors: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China. adls1@hku.hk.
authors: Alan D L
authors: ADL
authors: Sihoe
authors: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
authors: Qigang
authors: Q
authors: Luo
authors: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
authors: Guangqiang
authors: G
authors: Shao
authors: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
authors: Yue
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
authors: Jinglong
authors: J
authors: Li
authors: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
authors: Dazhi
authors: D
authors: Pang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed