Extraction of a resected specimen after a thoracic minimally invasive operation presents different problems depending on the amount of parenchyma removed. After a major pulmonary resection (lobectomy or pneumonectomy), the size of the specimen always requires a minimal thoracotomy incision of at least 5-6 cm. In the case of neoplasms it is mandatory to adopt precautions in order to protect the wound edges from possible tumoral seeding during the extraction. The authors, based on their personal experience of 545 video-thoracoscopic procedures, discuss the problems of retrieving the specimens after video-endoscopic resections and describe techniques and precautions which must be taken to extract the resected tissue safely.
Technique of thoracoscopic retrieval of the lung / F. Varoli, C. Vergani, G. Gozi, L. Saguatti, C. Rebuffat, G.C. Roviaro. - In: MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES. - ISSN 1364-5706. - 5:2(1996 Apr), pp. 147-149. [10.3109/13645709609153255]
Technique of thoracoscopic retrieval of the lung
F. VaroliPrimo
;C. VerganiSecondo
;C. RebuffatPenultimo
;G.C. RoviaroUltimo
1996
Abstract
Extraction of a resected specimen after a thoracic minimally invasive operation presents different problems depending on the amount of parenchyma removed. After a major pulmonary resection (lobectomy or pneumonectomy), the size of the specimen always requires a minimal thoracotomy incision of at least 5-6 cm. In the case of neoplasms it is mandatory to adopt precautions in order to protect the wound edges from possible tumoral seeding during the extraction. The authors, based on their personal experience of 545 video-thoracoscopic procedures, discuss the problems of retrieving the specimens after video-endoscopic resections and describe techniques and precautions which must be taken to extract the resected tissue safely.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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