Hemopatch to Fix Mobile Lobe after Thoracoscopic Lobectomy

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716326Herein, we report a new technique of middle lobe fixation using Hemopatch after thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy. A 3–0 atraumatic polypropylene suture is passed first through the Hemopatch, then two not-inflated lobes, and then again patch. The lung is half-inflated, and the Hemopatch is placed onto the surface of the two half-inflated lobes in a bridging manner over the fissure. The suture is then tied by a clip. This procedure was successfully applied in five consecutive patients after thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy for cancer. No complications occurred during and after operation. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: How to Do It Source Type: research