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Thoracoscopic Extended Right Middle Plus Lower Sleeve Lobectomy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Published on: February 27, 2026
[Complete Single-Utility-Port Thoracoscopic Resection of Lung Cancer with Single-Rib Metastasis]
Shijie Zhang1, Weiming Huang1, Xiangzheng Liu1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Background:
Complete thoracoscopic surgery has advanced, and its indication has also been extended to complex procedures. The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility of complete single-utility-port thoracoscopic lobectomy with rib resection.
Methods:
A patient was diagnosed with lung cancer and single-rib metastasis. The patient received lobectomy and segment costectomy through complete single-utility-port thoracoscopic surgery. The literature was also reviewed.
Results:
The tumor was staged at T1N1M1. The patient made an uneventful recovery and was dismissed on day 4 after surgery. At the last follow-up, the patient was alive and well, with no evidence of the disease at 18 months postoperatively.
Conclusions:
Highly selected cases of lung cancer with single-rib metastasis are appropriate candidates for complete single-utility-port thoracoscopic resection.
