Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Nov 2015
Case ReportsVideo-assisted thoracic surgery for pulmonary sequestration.
Bronchopulmonary sequestration is a rare developmental abnormality. Most cases are asymptomatic and found incidentally. ⋯ Chest computed tomography identified cystic bronchiectasis in common areas of the left lower lobe, and parenchymal destruction with air-fluid levels. A left lower lobectomy was performed via a video-thoracoscopic approach.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Nov 2015
Case ReportsUniportal thoracoscopic management of middle lobe torsion after upper lobectomy.
Lobar torsion is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication following pulmonary resection. Surgical management usually entails an exploratory thoracotomy and resection of the involved lobe if nonviable. We present the case of a 67-year-old woman diagnosed with right middle lobe torsion 5 days after thoracotomy and right upper lobectomy for squamous carcinoma of the lung. A thoracoscopic right middle lobectomy was successfully performed utilizing a single 4-cm port placed along the midaxillary line in the 5th intercostal space.