A case of right middle lobectomy for primary lung cancer in a patient with heterotaxy syndrome
The finding of A<sup>4+5</sup> branching from the right main PA and descending posterior to the right upper-middle bronchus, which formed a common trunk, resembled a mirror image of the normal left lung. To our knowledge, a common trunk with the mediastinal type of the right PA has never been reported during video-assisted right middle lobectomy. In patients with heterotaxy syndrome, 3D-CT to preoperatively understand their anatomy is essential.
Authors
- Ryo Demura
- Yuzu Harata
- Nobuyasu Kurihara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2882-5605)
- Yoshihiro Minamiya
- Kazuhiro Imai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4490-7862)
- Haruka Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6877-6417)
- Shoji Kuriyama
- Shinogu Takashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1736-3276)
Institutions
- Akita University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cases
- Published
- 2024-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s44215-024-00177-z
- Primary Topic
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00