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Left apicoposterior segmentectomy for lung cancer with displaced segmental bronchus: A case report
Masahiro Yanagiya
NTT Medical Center Tokyo
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-7538
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Background
Pulmonary segmentectomy can be challenging when thoracic surgeons encounter anatomical anomalies. A displaced left apicoposterior bronchus is a rare bronchial anomaly that makes lung anatomical resection challenging. We herein present a case of successful left apicoposterior segmentectomy for lung cancer in a patient with an anomalous segmental bronchus.
Case presentation
A 70-year-old man was clinically diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer for which segmentectomy was indicated. A preoperative image revealed a displaced left apicoposterior bronchus that branched behind the left main pulmonary artery. With the aid of three-dimensional reconstruction imaging and systemic indocyanine green injection, we successfully performed left apicoposterior segmentectomy under complete video-assisted thoracic surgery. The pathological diagnosis was adenocarcinoma. The patient was alive without recurrence 8 months after segmentectomy.
Conclusion
Preoperative three-dimensional imaging and systemic indocyanine green injection enabled us to successfully conduct challenging segmentectomy in a patient with an anomalous bronchus.
Keywords
Thoracic surgery, Lung cancer, Segmentectomy, Bronchial anomaly
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Case report
Left apicoposterior segmentectomy for lung cancer with displaced segmental bronchus: A case report
Masahiro Yanagiya
NTT Medical Center Tokyo
Corresponding Author
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-7538
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CURRENT STATUS: Published
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Posted 11 Sep, 2020
Published
On 29 Sep, 2020
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Accept
On 20 Sep, 2020
Editor assigned
On 08 Sep, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 07 Sep, 2020
Editor invited
On 07 Sep, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 24 Aug, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 27 Jun, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 24 Jun, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 23 Jun, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 21 Jun, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 21 Jun, 2020
Editor assigned
On 01 Jun, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 31 May, 2020
Editor invited
On 31 May, 2020
First submitted
On 29 May, 2020
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Subject Areas
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View the published version at Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Background
Pulmonary segmentectomy can be challenging when thoracic surgeons encounter anatomical anomalies. A displaced left apicoposterior bronchus is a rare bronchial anomaly that makes lung anatomical resection challenging. We herein present a case of successful left apicoposterior segmentectomy for lung cancer in a patient with an anomalous segmental bronchus.
Case presentation
A 70-year-old man was clinically diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer for which segmentectomy was indicated. A preoperative image revealed a displaced left apicoposterior bronchus that branched behind the left main pulmonary artery. With the aid of three-dimensional reconstruction imaging and systemic indocyanine green injection, we successfully performed left apicoposterior segmentectomy under complete video-assisted thoracic surgery. The pathological diagnosis was adenocarcinoma. The patient was alive without recurrence 8 months after segmentectomy.
Conclusion
Preoperative three-dimensional imaging and systemic indocyanine green injection enabled us to successfully conduct challenging segmentectomy in a patient with an anomalous bronchus.
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