Inadvertently transected left superior pulmonary vein during thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy
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BACKGROUND There are several anatomical variations of the pulmonary vein which can cause serious complications in pulmonary lobectomy. CASE PRESENTATION We inadvertently divided the left superior pulmonary vein during thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy in a lung cancer patient. Retrospective review of the preoperative computed tomography showed extra-pericardial common trunk of the left pulmonary venous system. Left superior pulmonary vein was reimplanted into stump of divided common trunk via thoracotomy. CONCLUSIONS Awareness of vascular anomalies will help thoracic surgeons to prevent potential morbidity and mortality from complications.
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