RESECTION OF ONE LOBE AND ONE SEGMENT WITH AN OSTEOPLASTIC THORACOPLASTY

One stage thoracoplasty using an adhesive hemicast.

The day of routine single stage thoracoplasties has been brought nearer with the control of shock by using adequate blood replacement and with the control of respiration during operation by a tracheal intubation and the use of curare. Laird and Lindenfield presented a series of 72 single stage thoracophasties in 1950 to the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. These operations were done o...

Thoracoplasty concomitant with resection for pulmonary tuberculosis.

Isolated Resection of Segment I (Caudate Lobe): Is it Justified?

Background: Isolated caudate lobectomy is a challenging surgical procedure for which safe and reliable techniques have yet to be developed. Methods: Isolated caudate lobectomy was performed by initial inflow control of the caudate lobe, full mobilization of the liver from the inferior vena cava by dividing all short hepatic veins, and parenchymal division dorsal to the major hepatic veins with ...

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The functional value of leaving one segment of the upper lobe compared with that of a lobectomy.

The general principle followed in resection for pulmonary tuberculosis is to preserve as much functioning lung parenchyma as possible. A segmental resection has therefore always been preferred to an upper lobectomy. The aim of this paper is to report the functional result obtained after different resections in order to ascertain the value of leaving one segment of the upper lobe. Earlier invest...