Case reportThe Common Trunk of the Left Pulmonary Vein Injured Incidentally During Lung Cancer Surgery
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There are many reports of venous anomaly in lung cancer surgery and partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is one of the most frequent variations. Because the risk of postoperative heart failure will increase with this anomaly in the preserved lung parenchyma, venous return should be corrected before or during lung cancer surgery [1, 2, 3]. Therefore, identifying partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is very important and essential for safe surgery, as well as the avoidance of
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