A novel and simple Inflation-deflation method with inflated targeted segments for confirming the intersegmental border under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a technical note.
- 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, 44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, 110042, China.
- 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, 44 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang, 110042, China. [email protected].
Abstract
With the increase in the diagnosis rate of small pulmonary nodules, the segmentectomy has been increasingly used in clinical practice worldwide. However, for the segmentectomy, the confirmation of intersegmental plane has always puzzled many thoracic surgeons. This paper described a new method, named artery-based Inflation-deflation method, used to confirm the intersegmental border under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. After only dividing the targeted segment artery and preserving the targeted segmental veins and bronchi, the intersegmental plane was successfully generated by this novel Inflation-deflation method. Compared with other current methods, this new technique had some advantages including the smaller airway damage, easier to determine the intersegmental plane, the higher fault-tolerant rate and easy to operate without any additional devices. And a further clinical study should be carried out to verify the feasibility and applicability of this new technique.
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BibTeX
@article{chen2026novel,
title = {{A novel and simple Inflation-deflation method with inflated targeted segments for confirming the intersegmental border under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a technical note.}},
author = {Wei Chen and Zhanwu Yu},
journal = {Journal of cardiothoracic surgery},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
doi = {10.1186/s13019-026-04606-8},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42902303},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - A novel and simple Inflation-deflation method with inflated targeted segments for confirming the intersegmental border under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a technical note.
AU - Wei Chen
AU - Zhanwu Yu
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/07/01
JO - Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
DO - 10.1186/s13019-026-04606-8
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42902303
AB - With the increase in the diagnosis rate of small pulmonary nodules, the segmentectomy has been increasingly used in clinical practice worldwide. However, for the segmentectomy, the confirmation of intersegmental plane has always puzzled many thoracic surgeons. This paper described a new method, named artery-based Inflation-deflation method, used to confirm the intersegmental border under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. After only dividing the targeted segment artery and preserving the targeted segmental veins and bronchi, the intersegmental plane was successfully generated by this novel Inflation-deflation method. Compared with other current methods, this new technique had some advantages including the smaller airway damage, easier to determine the intersegmental plane, the higher fault-tolerant rate and easy to operate without any additional devices. And a further clinical study should be carried out to verify the feasibility and applicability of this new technique.
SN - 1749-8090
ER -