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Prone Lateral Minimally Invasive Retropleural Corpectomy Using a Rotatable Radiolucent Jackson Table
Published on: July 3, 2025
Pleurectomy and decortication
Tedi Vlahu1, Wicki T Vigneswaran1
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Health System and Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, USA.
Abstract:
Pleurectomy and decortication (P/D) improve survival and quality of life in selected patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. The operative procedure was not standardized until recently. The goal of the operation is to perform a macroscopic complete resection of the tumor. This often involves resection of the parietal and visceral pleura and invariably a partial or complete resection and prosthetic reconstruction of ipsilateral hemidiaphragm. We describe our operative planning and technique as well as outcomes of P/D reported in current literature.
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