Multiple variations in pulmonary veins during a thoracoscopic right lower lobectomy: A case report

A knowledge of pulmonary vein anatomy variants allows an appropriate preoperative radiological assessment and safe surgical management of vascular anomalies in patients undergoing major lung resections. In our case, multiple pulmonary vein variations were identified pre‐ and intraoperatively in a pa...

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Published in:Thoracic cancer 2020-03, Vol.11 (3), p.777-780
Main Authors: Amore, Dario, Casazza, Dino, Caterino, Umberto, Saglia, Alessandro, Bergaminelli, Carlo, Cicalese, Marcellino, Imitazione, Pasquale, Valentino, Maria Rosaria, Civiletti, Roberta, Curcio, Carlo
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Language:English
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Case Report
Case Reports
Dissection
Edema
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Lymphatic system
Male
Pneumonectomy - methods
Prognosis
pulmonary veins
Pulmonary Veins - pathology
Pulmonary Veins - surgery
Surgery
Surgical outcomes
Thoracic surgery
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted - methods
thoracoscopic surgical procedures
Thoracoscopy - methods
Veins & arteries
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Summary:A knowledge of pulmonary vein anatomy variants allows an appropriate preoperative radiological assessment and safe surgical management of vascular anomalies in patients undergoing major lung resections. In our case, multiple pulmonary vein variations were identified pre‐ and intraoperatively in a patient undergoing thoracoscopic right lower lobectomy and included superior and common basal veins from the right lower lobe draining separately into the left atrium, middle lobe veins joining the superior segment right lower lobe vein and additional superior segment right lower lobe vein draining directly into the left atrium. The recognition of these anatomical abnormalities in pulmonary veins may help thoracic surgeons avoid surgical complications in patients undergoing anatomical lung resections.
ISSN:1759-7706
1759-7714
DOI:10.1111/1759-7714.13293