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Thoracoscopic rib resection and reconstruction of chest wall: Our clinical experience
Author(s) -
Ueda Yuichiro,
Nakagawa Tatsuo,
Tomioka Yasuaki,
Toyazaki Toshiya,
Gotoh Masashi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/ases.12691
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , surgery , resection , thoracic wall , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , lung cancer , thoracoscopy , radiology
Chest wall resection is traditionally performed via open thoracotomy, a procedure that increases surgical morbidity and reduces postoperative quality of life. Conversely, thoracoscopic chest wall resection may minimize invasiveness but the optimal procedure remains uncertain. We previously reported rib resection using a pneumatic high‐speed power drill during video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery for selected lung cancer patients. In this report, we present two cases of chest wall tumor resected using the drill via the thoracoscopic approach. We also report thoracoscopic chest wall reconstruction in one patient using a patch sheet.