Thoracoscopic anatomical S10 segmentectomy: a posterior approach

Although previous reports have described thoracoscopic segmentectomies, an anatomical thoracoscopic posterior basal segmentectomy is difficult to perform because arteries and bronchi are located deep within the parenchyma in the vicinity of the major fissure and the presence of multiple dissection surfaces. In addition, separation of superior and anterior basal segments occurs to perform this resection from the interlobar fissure. We developed a...