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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;71:2015-2016
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Extrapleural resection of lung metastasis in a patient with dense pleural adhesions using VATS

Atsushi Watanabe, MDa, Akihiko Yamauchi, MDa, Jun-ich Sakata, MDa, Tomio Abe, MD, PhDa

a Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan

Accepted for publication May 4, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Dr Watanabe, Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University and Hospital, South 1, West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan
e-mail: QZV07547{at}nifty.ne.jp

We report the case of a 78-year-old man with dense pleural adhesion who underwent a resection of a lung metastasis by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) through an extrapleural approach. The approach for diagnosis and therapeutic wedge resection of a lung tumor by VATS is easier and safer than an intrapleural approach if the patient has dense pleural adhesions.




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