VIDEO-ASSISTED RIGHT LOWER LOBECTOMY FOR A LUNG-CANCER WITH MINI-THORACOTOMY

We report a case of T1N0M0 Lung cancer in which we successfully perfor med video-assisted right lower lobectomy and mediastinal lymph node di ssection. The lobectomy was done on a 64-year-old woman who had a 2-cm adenocarcinoma in the right lower lobe. The procedure could be done s afely and adequately using three trocars and a 5-cm mini-thoracotomy, The patient had an uncomplicated postoperative course and was satisfie d with minimal postoperative pain, quick recovery, and minute skin sca rs. Video-assisted lobectomy may be a reasonable approach in selected patients of primary lung carcinoma.