TY - JOUR AU - Higuchi, Rumi AU - Nakagomi, Takahiro AU - Shikata, Daichi AU - Yokoyama, Yujiro AU - Oyama, Toshio AU - Goto, Taichiro PY - 2018 TI - Lingular segmentectomy and left lower lobectomy via unique bronchial dissection JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 10, No 6 (June 30, 2018): Journal of Thoracic Disease Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - In general, bronchoplasty is a procedure performed on tumors located near the hilar area to achieve radical resection while preserving pulmonary function by avoiding pneumonectomy (1-5). Bronchoplasty requires a rather complicated technique that involves bronchial sutures after division of the bronchus and is associated with the risk of serious postoperative complications, including dehiscence of the bronchial sutures (6). We recently encountered a case of adhesion of the interlobar lymph node to the bronchus, which made conventional left lower lobectomy unfeasible. To avoid bronchoplasty, we successfully performed lingular segmentectomy and left lower lobectomy by devising a unique dissection line. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/21846