Publications by authors named "Kosuke Otsubo"
Background: Early chest tube removal should be considered to enhance recovery after surgery. The current study aimed to provide a predictive algorithm for air leak episodes (ALE) and to create a knowledge base for early chest tube removal.
Methods: This retrospective study enrolled patients who underwent thoracoscopic anatomical pulmonary resections in our unit.
Ingested sharp foreign bodies rarely migrate extraluminally into adjacent organs such as the pharynx, lungs, and liver. Herein, we report a case of fish bone ingestion where the foreign body followed a unique migration trajectory. Computed tomography revealed a fish bone extraluminally located in the aortopulmonary space in the left mediastinum and peri-esophageal pneumomediastinum.
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- Thoracoscopic resection of the left upper lobe's anterior segment (S) is difficult due to complex anatomical structures and dissection planes.
- A single-direction approach allows surgeons to work on the hilum from the front without cutting the interlobar fissure.
- A series of cases and a surgical video show that this method is viable, especially when the lingular artery branches from the left pulmonary artery.