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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:599-601
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Needlescopic operation for partial lung resection

Yasunori Ikeda, MDa*, Shinichiro Miyoshi, MDa, Norio Seki, MDa, Satoru Kobayashi, MDa, Hideo Umezu, MDa, Motohiko Tamura, MDa

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan

Accepted for publication August 2, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Ikeda, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, 880 Kitakobayashi Mibucho, Shimotugagun, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan.
e-mail: ikeda{at}dokkyo.med

Needlescopic operation using instruments with a diameter of 2 mm has not been applied to partial lung resection because of the difficulty in grasping the lung firmly or the possibility of injuring the lung easily with 2-mm forceps. We have developed a technique using a mini-loop retractor and successfully performed partial lung resection in 35 patients with pneumothorax, small lung tumor, or interstitial pneumonia.




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