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Fig. 2 | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Fig. 2

From: Lung segmentectomy assisted by highly selective independent segmental ventilation: a series of three cases

Fig. 2

Illustration of lung segmentectomy assisted using highly selective independent segmental ventilation. a The insertion of the endobronchial blocker during general anesthesia. b Two experienced anesthesiologists performed the identification and visualization of the target segment. c The light of the fiberoptic bronchoscope at the orifice of the remaining pulmonary segment was visualized under VATS dark vision. The intersegmental plane appeared sufficiently slowly to easily visualize and manipulate the stapler across targeted segmental border in case 1 (d), case 2 with severe pleural adhesions (e) and case 3 (f). The remaining segment was inflated, but the remaining lobe remained deflated

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