Hemopatch to Fix Mobile Lobe after Thoracoscopic Lobectomy

Abstract

Herein, we report a new technique of middle lobe fixation using Hemopatch after thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy. A 3–0 atraumatic polypropylene suture is passed first through the Hemopatch, then two not-inflated lobes, and then again patch. The lung is half-inflated, and the Hemopatch is placed onto the surface of the two half-inflated lobes in a bridging manner over the fissure. The suture is then tied by a clip. This procedure was successfully applied in five consecutive patients after thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy for cancer. No complications occurred during and after operation.

Keywords

lobar torsion - fixation - Hemopatch - video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery - lobectomy

Disclaimer

The German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (DGTHG) and The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon neither endorse nor discourage the use of the product described in this publication.

Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 16. April 2020

Angenommen: 13. Juli 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
02. November 2020

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