Open AccessManagement of the inter-segmental plane using the “Combined Dimensional Reduction Method” is safe and viable in uniport video-assisted thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy
Author(s) -
Bin Zheng,
Guobing Xu,
Xiangkai Fu,
Weidong Wu,
Mingqiang Liang,
Taidui Zeng,
Shuliang Zhang,
Yong Zhu,
Wei Zheng,
Chun Chen,
Benoît Bédat,
Scott J. Swanson,
Terumoto Koike,
Hiroji Iwata,
Benedetta Bedetti,
Masaaki Sato
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
translational lung cancer research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2226-4477
pISSN - 2218-6751
DOI - 10.21037/tlcr.2019.09.12
Subject(s) - medicine , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , parenchyma , surgery , pathology
The management of the intersegmental plane (ISP) is challenging during uniport video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) pulmonary segmentectomy. Staplers and electrocautery have been used extensively in ISP management. However, both of them have their respective drawbacks. Currently, we have provided a revised technique termed as "Combined Dimensional Reduction Method" (CDR method), for managing the ISP with combined application of ultrasonic scalpel and staplers. The study aimed to review the outcomes of patients who underwent uniport VATS segmentectomy with or without the CDR method in our institute and assess the feasibility and safety of the CDR method.