Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024; 72(08): 651-653
DOI: 10.1055/a-2246-3927
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Natural Sequential Collapse Method: A Common Technique to Identify the Intersegmental Plane

1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong District Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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Yilin Luo
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong District Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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Min Zhang
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong District Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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Mingjian Ge
1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong District Chongqing, Chongqing, China
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Abstract

The natural sequential collapse method (NSCM) can be employed during surgery to reduce the duration of segmentectomy. This method avoids inflating the lung by rapidly blocking vessels within the tumor basin. It is important to note that the color of the lungs should be used to determine the surgical procedure. The NSCM is efficient and straightforward in revealing the intersegmental plane.



Publication History

Received: 09 October 2023

Accepted: 15 January 2024

Accepted Manuscript online:
16 January 2024

Article published online:
22 February 2024

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