Middle hepatic lobectomy for cancer

Left pneumonectomy and middle lobectomy for bronchiectasis.

Anterior Hepatic Transection for Caudate Lobectomy

Resection of the caudate lobe (segment I- dorsal sector, segment IX- right paracaval region, or both) is often technically difficult due to the lobe's location deep in the hepatic parenchyma and because it is adjacent to the major hepatic vessels (e.g., the left and middle hepatic veins). A literature search was conducted using Ovid MEDLINE for the terms "caudate lobectomy" and "anterior hepati...

Simultaneous Laparoscopic Anterior Resection and Left Hepatic Lobectomy for Stage IV Rectal Cancer

We report the case of a 68-year-old female patient affected by rectal cancer and a synchronous metastatic lesion measuring 8 cm in diameter in the left hepatic lobe. After a laparoscopic ultrasonography exploration of the liver to detect possible occult metastases, a simultaneous colorectal resection and a left hepatic lobectomy including a partial resection of segment IV were performed. Five p...

Nonintubated thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility and safety of thoracoscopic lobectomy without endotracheal intubation. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA General anesthesia with single-lung ventilation is considered mandatory for thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nonintubated thoracoscopic lobectomy has not been reported previously. METHODS From August 2009 through June 2010, some ...

Controversies in thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer.

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for benign intrathoracic lesions has been widely accepted since the beginning of the 1990s. At present, bullectomy for spontaneous pneumothorax, resection of benign tumors or inflammatory lesions, and excisional biopsy of lung nodules or pleura are commonly performed by VATS. The major advantage of VATS is that it is less invasive than open procedures. Bes...