title: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) right upper lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer with an azygos lobe.
abstract: Although it is not a pathologically significant entity, cases of azygos lobe (AL) are interesting due to the difficulty of performing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures in the affected patients and the presence of a congenital malformation. Currently, videothoracoscopic surgery has advanced to such a level that most thoracic procedures can be performed with video assistance. However, some technical difficulties may arise in cases with anatomical anomalies such as AL. This report presents the case of a patient with an azygos lobe who underwent videothoracoscopic lung resection due to the presence of non-small-cell lung carcinoma in the upper lobe of the right lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozgur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Samancilar
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tevfik İlker
authors.initials: Tİ
authors.lastname: Akçam
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Seyda Ors
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serpil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sevinc
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akcay
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kenan Can
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Ceylan
keywords: azygos lobe; lung cancer; videothoracoscopic resection