Transmediastinal Left-Sided Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Surgery after Right Upper Lobectomy for Destroyed Upper Lobe

Nguyen, Thanh-Long; Schmid, Ralph; Kocher, Gregor (2017). Transmediastinal Left-Sided Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Surgery after Right Upper Lobectomy for Destroyed Upper Lobe. Case reports journal, 1(1), 005. The Biomedica

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Exploration of the contralateral pleural cavity via transmediastinal access has been described for minor lung resections in close proximity to the
mediastinum. Also simultaneous thoracoscopic bilateral bullectomy through mediastinal access has been described as an alternative to bilateral
sequential thoracoscopic procedures in highly selected patients with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax. We herein describe a more complex
procedure during which a video-assisted lung volume reduction surgery was performed through an anterior transmediastinal access following
right sided thoracotomy and lobectomy of a completely destroyed upper lobe in a patient with borderline lung function and severe bilateral lung
emphysema.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Thoracic Surgery
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Mu50 > Forschungsgruppe Thoraxchirurgie

UniBE Contributor:

Nguyen, Thanh-Long, Schmid, Ralph, Kocher, Gregor

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2574-0814

Publisher:

The Biomedica

Language:

English

Submitter:

Thomas Michael Marti

Date Deposited:

29 Jan 2018 09:13

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:10

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BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.110114

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/110114

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