A subxiphoid single-incision video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: A case report

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.13849

Çagatay Tezel, Talha Doğruyol, Serdar Evman, Volkan Baysungur, İrfan Yalçınkaya

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2017.13849

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The term subxiphoid is generally referred to an incision that situated or performed below the xiphoid process. Mostly, it is used for pericardial window opening and thymectomy combined with cervical incision. Herein, we report the first case in Turkey of subxiphoid single-incision video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for a middle lobe tumor.

Keywords : Minimally invasive surgery; pulmonary resection; subxiphoid incision

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