| Literature DB >> 9413064 |
M Tsuboi1, H Asamura, T Naruke, H Nakayama, H Kondo, R Tsuchiya.
Abstract
A video-assisted right upper lobectomy was successfully performed on a 58-year-old man with an anomalous segmental pulmonary vein. The tumor was a peripherally located adenocarcinoma. The anomalous vein behind the right main bronchus was identified and safely divided. This case emphasized that to perform this procedure successfully, (1) a careful preoperative evaluation of the anatomy, including the presence of any possible vascular and/or bronchial anomalies, is necessary, and (2) if any anatomical structures cannot be determined intraoperatively, a conversion into an open procedure must immediately be undertaken.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9413064 DOI: 10.1007/bf02385792
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Today ISSN: 0941-1291 Impact factor: 2.549