Fig. 2

Images of intraoperative findings and simulated 3-dimensional reconstructed hilar structures after apical-posterior segmentectomy. a the intersegmental plane between apical and anterior segments after the inflation-deflation technique is applied (red dashed line). b the hilar structures after the removal of right apical-posterior segments, showing the spatial relationships of branching and tributary points of bronchi, pulmonary arteries and veins. c the simulated 3-dimensional reconstruction graph of hilar structures in a similar view angle of (b)