| Anomalous pulmonary vein detected using three-dimensional computed tomography in a patient with lung cancer undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy. | |
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PMID: 18696208 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Few clinicians are familiar with the anatomy of anomalous pulmonary veins, and studies reporting patients who required right lower lobectomy for lung cancer and who had anomalies of the middle and lower pulmonary veins are even rarer. This report describes the case of a lung cancer patient who had an anomalous lateral part of the middle lobe vein (V4) draining into the right inferior pulmonary vein, which was confirmed by three-dimensional 64-row multidetector computed axial tomography (3D-MDCT) angiography. She was then successfully treated with video-assisted thoracic surgery. The preoperative 3D imaging of the pulmonary vein and artery allowed us to comprehend fully the patient's vascular anatomy before the operation. Thus, we recommend preoperative 3D-MDCT angiography for patients with lung cancer undergoing thoracic surgery, especially video-assisted thoracic surgery. |
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Authors:
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Tadashi Akiba; Hideki Marushima; Junta Harada; Susumu Kobayashi; Toshiaki Morikawa |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2008-08-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Volume: 56 ISSN: 1863-6705 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2008 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-12 Completed Date: 2009-01-12 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101303952 Medline TA: Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Country: Japan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 413-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Surgery, Kashiwa Hospital, Jikei University School of Medicine, 163-1 Kashiwashita, Kashiwashi, Chiba 277-8567, Japan. akiba@jikei.ac.jp |
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Adenocarcinoma
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radiography*,
surgery Aged Female Humans Imaging, Three-Dimensional Lung Neoplasms / radiography*, surgery Pneumonectomy / methods* Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*, radiography Thoracoscopy Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods Treatment Outcome |
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