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Fig. 4

From: Right upper lobectomy with mediastinal dissection under uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer in a patient with a right-sided aortic arch: a case report

Fig. 4

Operative findings of the right upper mediastinum

(a) An intraoperative view before the upper mediastinal lymph node dissection

(b) The right vagus nerve was identified at the cranial side of the azygos vein while dissecting the mediastinal lymph node from SVC.

(c) The recurrent laryngeal nerve, which branched from the vagus nerve, was identified at the caudal side of the azygos vein while dissecting the mediastinal lymph node from the AA.

(d) An intraoperative view after the upper mediastinal lymph node dissection

PA, pulmonary artery; RLN, recurrent laryngeal nerve; VN, vagus nerve; Tr, trachea; AA, aortic arch; AV, azygos vein; RUB, right upper lobe bronchus; DAO, descending aorta; SVC, superior vena cava

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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