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A new tissue-sealing technique using the ligasure system for nonanatomical pulmonary resection: preliminary results of sutureless and stapleless thoracoscopic surgery Norihisa Shigemura, MD, Akinori Akashi, MD, Tomoyuki Nakagiri, MD, Mitsunori Ohta, MD, Hikaru Matsuda, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 77, Issue 4, Pages (April 2004) DOI: /S (03)
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Fig 1 (A) Generator and various types of forceps of the LigaSure system. (B) 5-mm type of LigaSure, adapted for the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery approach. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (03) )
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Fig 2 (A) First, resection of lung parenchyma was performed using an ultrasound-driven scalpel with minute severance, and the margin to normal lung tissue was identified. (B) After resecting, the cut visceral surfaces were approximated and clamped by forceps. Before this procedure, the measurement of the cut surface was performed in the inflated lung and its long and short diameters were recorded as parameters. (C) Finally, sealing with LigaSure Vessel Sealing System was performed and repeated at 1-cm intervals. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (03) )
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Fig 3 Pre- (top) and postoperative (bottom) radiographs of case 1 with a giant bulla (white arrows). Postoperative radiograph 1 month after the surgery revealed the left (operated) lung well expanded. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (03) )
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