Table 2. Surgical approaches and surgical types.
| Category | No. of cases |
|---|---|
| Surgical approaches | |
| Interlobar fissure (A) | 2 |
| Inferior pulmonary ligament (B) | 25 |
| A + B | 4 |
| Surgical types | |
| RS10 | 5 |
| RS10 + RULW | 2 |
| RS10 + LLLW | 1 |
| RS10 + RMLW | 1 |
| RS10 + LS1+2 + LLLW | 1 |
| RS10+9 | 3 |
| RS10+9→RLL + RS2 | 1 |
| RS10+9 + RULW | 1 |
| LS10 | 5 |
| LS10 + LULW | 1 |
| LS9 | 1 |
| LS9 + LULW | 1 |
| LS10+9 | 5 |
| LS10+9 + RS1 | 1 |
| LS10+6 | 1 |
| LS10+9+6 | 1 |
RULW, right upper lobe wedge resection; LLLW, left lower lobe wedge resection; RMLW, right middle lobe wedge resection; RLL, right lower lobe resection; RULW, right upper lobe wedge resection; LULW, left lower lobe wedge resection; RS1, apical segment of the right upper lobe resection.