Minimally Invasive Complex Segmentectomies of the Right Upper Lobe: Anterior segmentectomy, Apical Segmentectomy, and Posterior Segmentectomy

Anatomic segmentectomy becomes an actual therapeutic option for the thoracic surgeon on lung cancer treatment. Mostly applied for early-stage lung cancer resections, its applications go further passing from localized benign disease and metastatic lung lesions. Due to the anatomic complexity and the vascular anatomic variations of the segments, It is usually more technically challenging than a standard lobectomy. This complexity is noted mainly in single-segment resections where there is a need to treat more than one intersegmental plane.
Source: Operative Techniques in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research