Uniportal video assisted thoracoscopic left upper bronchial sleeve lobectomy in a pediatric patient

Abstract

Endo-bronchial tumors are sporadic in the pediatric population. Pneumonectomy is rarely indicated and best to be avoided if possible due to the morbidity it may cause. In children, preserving as much of the lung parenchymal tissue as possible is crucial and maintaining the integrity of the "still maturing" chest wall may reduce the risk of developing scoliosis and chest deformities in the future. The integration of minimally invasive surgical techniques and parenchymal sparing procedures rep-resents the best possible outcome for these patients. Of course, oncological principles should be re-spected when such a procedure is performed. We present the first report in the literature of a "left" upper lobe sleeve resection in an 8 year old patient via a single port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery technique.

Keywords

Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in pediatrics / minimally invasive thoracic surgery in children / video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery sleeve lobectomy in pediatrics / pediatric thoracic surgery / bronchial carcinoid tumour in pediatrics / uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery sleeve lobectomy

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