Thoracoscopic Subsuperior Segment Segmentectomy

Kimihiro Shimizu; Akira Mogi; Toshiki Yajima; Toshiteru Nagashima; Yoichi Ohtaki; Kai Obayashi; Seshiru Nakazawa; Takayuki Kosaka; Hiroyuki Kuwano

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.07.007

Thoracoscopic Subsuperior Segment Segmentectomy

Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Nov;104(5):e407-e410. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.07.007.

Authors

Kimihiro Shimizu¹, Akira Mogi², Toshiki Yajima², Toshiteru Nagashima², Yoichi Ohtaki², Kai Obayashi², Seshiru Nakazawa², Takayuki Kosaka², Hiroyuki Kuwano²

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Integrative Center of General Surgery, Gunma University Hospital, Gunma, Japan. Electronic address: kmshimizu@gmail.com.
² Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Integrative Center of General Surgery, Gunma University Hospital, Gunma, Japan.

PMID: 29054241
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.07.007

Abstract

To date, anatomic subsuperior segment (S∗) segmentectomy has not yet been reported. Herein we report the technical details of thoracoscopic anatomic S∗ segmentectomy and the anatomic features of the S∗.

MeSH terms

Bronchography / methods
Computed Tomography Angiography / methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lung / anatomy & histology*
Lung / surgery
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods
Multidetector Computed Tomography / methods
Multimodal Imaging / methods*
Patient Positioning
Pneumonectomy / methods*
Risk Assessment
Sampling Studies
Thoracoscopy / methods*
Treatment Outcome