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Thoracoscopic Right Lower Lobectomy in a Patient With a Common Trunk of the Right Pulmonary Veins
Daiki Noda1,2, Shintaro Yokoyama1, Sho Setojima1
1Department of Surgery, Oita Prefecture Saiseikai Hita Hospital, Hita, Japan.
Abstract:
Varied branching patterns of the pulmonary veins are widely known; however, the common trunk of the right pulmonary veins is sparsely described. We report the details of a right lower lobectomy in a patient with a common trunk of the right pulmonary veins. Besides an attentive interpretation of computed tomography images, 3-dimensional reconstruction aids in the preoperative recognition of this anomaly. To ensure safe division of the lower lobe vein, adequate exposure of the pulmonary hilum is needed, supported by prior interlobar fissure division between the middle and lower lobes.
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