Uniportal Subcostal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Feasible Approach for a Challenging Middle Lobectomy in an Obese Patient

<div class="floats-full-page floats-full-page-figure"><h2>Figure 2</h2><div class="floats-full-page-caption"><div>(a) Long curved instruments were recommended to use in subcostal approach. (b) First postoperative day in an obese class II patient with chest tube inserting through subcostal wound. (c) 5 cm subcostal incision after removing chest tube.</div></div><div class="floats-full-page-content"><table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static-02.hindawi.com/articles/cripu/volume-2019/5906295/figures/5906295.fig.002a.svgz" name="5906295.fig.002a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static-02.hindawi.com/articles/cripu/volume-2019/5906295/figures/5906295.fig.002b.svgz" name="5906295.fig.002b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><object data="https://static-02.hindawi.com/articles/cripu/volume-2019/5906295/figures/5906295.fig.002c.svgz" name="5906295.fig.002c" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(c) </b></td></tr></table></div></div>

Figure 2 | Uniportal Subcostal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Feasible Approach for a Challenging Middle Lobectomy in an Obese Patient

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Figure 2: Uniportal Subcostal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Feasible Approach for a Challenging Middle Lobectomy in an Obese Patient

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