A segmental labeling technique for non-intubated thoracoscopic anatomical segmentectomy

J Thorac Dis. 2017 Jun;9(6):1648-1650. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.05.24.

Abstract

Herein we present a method of pulmonary segmental labeling for non-intubated thoracoscopic segmentectomy assisted with artificial pneumothorax, which is assumed to obtain a significant colored inflation-deflation line between target segment and adjacent normal tissues for precise resection.

Keywords: Precise thoracic surgery; artificial pneumothorax; non-intubated; segmentectomy.