Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery right upper lobectomy in a situs inversus totalis patient

J Thorac Dis. 2017 Nov;9(11):E1018-E1020. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.10.61.

Abstract

Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital disease, with an adult incidence rate ranging from approximately 1:5,000 to 1:10,000. SIT with lung cancer is rarely reported. Most surgeons have no clinical experience with SIT. We reported the experience of a patient with SIT combined with right upper lung cancer, who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), and provide useful information for the reader to deal with this rare situation.

Keywords: Situs inversus totalis (SIT); lung cancer; video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).

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