Single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy
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Non-Intubated Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Published on: May 26, 2023
Diego Gonzalez1, Marina Paradela, Jose Garcia
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Coruña University Hospital, Xubias 84, 15006 Coruña, Spain. diego.gonzalez.rivas@sergas.es
Abstract:
The video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) approach to lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer varies among hospitals. Although three to four incisions are usually made, the operation may be successfully carried out using only two incisions with similar results. We observed that for lower lobes the second incision could be eliminated in selected cases. We describe a case report of a 74-year-old female operated by a single-port approach for a lower-lobe VATS lobectomy.

