Completion middle lobectomy by VATS after thoracotomy

Cagatay Tezel; Ilker Kolbas; Talha Dogruyol; Serkan Bayram; Volkan Baysungur

doi:10.26663/cts.2018.0002

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Completion middle lobectomy by VATS after thoracotomy

Cagatay Tezel¹,Ilker Kolbas¹,Talha Dogruyol¹,Serkan Bayram¹,Volkan Baysungur¹

Current Thoracic Surgery 2018;3(1):007-009. (25 April 2018)

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sureyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.26663/cts.2018.0002

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Completion lobectomy is a complex procedure performed mostly in tumor recurrences or after the presence of complications like lobar torsion or bronchopleural fistula. This operation is generally done via re-thoracotomy. Here, we present a case of completion middle lobectomy via videothoracoscopy after an upper lobectomy by thoracotomy.

Keywords : minimally invasive surgery, pulmonary resection, completion lobectomy