Hemopatch to Fix Mobile Lobe after Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
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AbstractHerein, we report a new technique of middle lobe fixation using Hemopatch after thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy. A 3–0 atraumatic polypropylene suture is passed first through the Hemopatch, then two not-inflated lobes, and then again patch. The lung is half-inflated, and the Hemopatch is placed onto the surface of the two half-inflated lobes in a bridging manner over the fissure. The suture is then tied by a clip. This procedure was successfully applied in five consecutive patients after thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy for cancer. No complications occurred during and after operation.
2008 ◽
Vol 136
(2)
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pp. 376-382
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2005 ◽
Vol 25
(1_suppl)
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pp. S543-S543