Left upper lobectomy and systematic lymph nodes dissection in enlarged pulmonary hilar lymph nodes in primary lung cancer patient by uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery.
Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) anatomical pulmonary resection, with only one small incision for surgery instruments and camera insertion, requires higher operative skills, especially in the cases of the enlarged pulmonary hilar lymph nodes. With improved technology and increased experiences in VATS lobectomy, uniportal VATS lobectomy has been applied in major medical centers recently. A 67-year-old male patient with left upper peripheral lung cancer and enlarged hilar lymph nodes underwent unipotal VATS lobectomy and systemic mediastinal lymph node dissection. The patient recovered uneventfully.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Jun-Qiang
JQ
Fan
Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Jie
J
Yao
Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Zhi-Bo
ZB
Chang
Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China.
Qi
Q
Wang
Uniportal; lobectomy; lung cancer; mediastinal lymph node dissection; single incision; video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)