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. 2024 Feb 20;25:180–185. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2024.02.010

Table 1.

Standardized procedures for U-VATS lobectomy

Lobe Steps for U-VATS lobectomy
Right upper lobe
Right lower lobe
Left lower lobe
  • 1.

    Division of the pulmonary artery

  • 2.

    Division of the lobar bronchus

  • 3.

    Division of the pulmonary vein

  • 4.

    Lymphadenectomy (lobe-specific nodal dissection)
Right middle lobe
  • 1.

    Division of the lobar pulmonary vein

  • 2.

    Division of the lobar bronchus

  • 3.

    Division of the middle lobe artery

  • 4.

    Lymphadenectomy (lobe-specific nodal dissection)
Left upper lobe
  • 1.

    Division of the pulmonary artery

  • 2.

    Division of the left upper lobe pulmonary vein

  • 3.

    Division of the lobar bronchus

  • 4.

    Lymphadenectomy (lobe-specific nodal dissection)

U-VATS, Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.