Thoracoscopic lateral and posterior basal (S9 + 10) segmentectomy using intersegmental tunnelling.
The appropriate lateral and posterior basal (S9 + 10) segmentectomy requires exposure and recognition of common basal pulmonary vein branches located deeply in the lung parenchyma. Therefore, we applied the intersegmental tunnelling method in S9 + 10 segmentectomy to recognize the dominant veins to the S9 + 10 segment accurately. Between April 2014 and December 2015, five patients underwent thoracoscopic S9 + 10 segmentectomy using intersegmental tunnelling. By using this technique, we can recognize the branches of the pulmonary vein to the affected S9 + 10 segment accurately. This technique can let us perform appropriate S9 + 10 segmentectomy.
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.
Hitoshi
H
Igai
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.
Mitsuhiro
M
Kamiyoshihara
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.
Natsuko
N
Kawatani
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.
Takashi
T
Ibe
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
 Thoracoscopy ; Intersegmental tunnelling; S9 + 10 segmentectomy 