Thoracoscopic Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction with Single-Incision Method

Publication date: Available online 3 March 2018 Source:The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Author(s): Wei-Heng Hung, Heng-Chung Chen, Chang-Lun Huang, Bing-Yen Wang Tracheal resection and reconstruction are traditionally approached with a right lateral thoracotomy or a median sternotomy. The thoracoscopic approach is usually applied in lung resection surgery in most hospitals but seldom used in tracheal resection. Three or more incisions are usually created during a thoracoscopic tracheal resection. We prescribed a method of single-incision thoracoscopic tracheal resection and reconstruction in a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the right tracheal wall.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research