Case No.

Tumor location

Diagnosis

The scheduled operation

Unexpectedly cutting

At the time of

recognition of a

common trunk

Final surgery

Notes

Reference No.

1

Left S4

Lung cancer

Upper

lobectomy

+

Intraoperatively, after cutting of SPV

Incidental

pneumonectomy

After cutting of SPV

[1]

2

Left S1+2

Lung cancer

Upper division segmentectomy

-

Preoperatively, three-dimensional

tomographic scanning

Upper division segmentectomy

The cutting of IPV could be avoided

[1]

3

Left S1+2

Lung cancer

Upper

lobectomy

+

Intraoperatively, after lobectomy, interruption of pulmonary circulation of lower lobe

Upper lobectomy, excision of lower lobe

Extensive adhesions,

incomplete lobulation and tumor infiltration of the main pulmonary artery

[2]

4

Left S3

Lung cancer

Upper

lobectomy

+

On 3rd postoperative day, postoperative

pulmonary venous

congestion

Completion pneumonectomy

Preoperatively,

intraoperatively, no

confirmation of common trunk

[3]

5

Left upper lobe

Lung cancer

Upper

lobectomy

+

Intraoperatively

Upper lobectomy, reconstruction

IPV was reconstructed

[4]

6

Left B6

Lung cancer

Lower

lobectomy

-

Intraoperatively, no finding of IPV to resect IPV

Lower lobectomy

IPV returned to SPV

[5]

7

Left S10

Lung cancer

Lower

lobectomy

-

Intraoperatively, no finding of IPV

Lower lobectomy

Retrospectively, no

existence of usual locations of SPV and IPV by

computed-tomographic scanning

[6]