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A case of thoracoscopic bilateral lung volume reduction surgery in a supine position
1Department of Surgery II, Okayama University School of Medicine, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558.
Abstract:
We present a case of thoracoscopic bilateral lung volume reduction surgery performed with the patient in a supine position. By rotating the operative table, bilateral apical resection could be performed without difficulty. The duration of the operation was 160 minutes and the patient's forced expiratory volume in 1 second improved from 0.81 l to 2.49 l.