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Figure 17. RS2 segmentectomy: The intersegmental fissure is identified by inflating the lung following the division of the B2 bronchus.
The intersegmental fissure is divided with a stapling device. S1, S2, and S3 segments of the right upper lobe are seen
Figure 18. RS3 segmentectomy: The descending trunk of the PA is approached in the oblique fissure. Dissection is carried cephalad in
the sub adventitial plane, which overlies the PA toward the main trunk heading toward the space between the pulmonary artery and
superior pulmonary vein. PA: pulmonary artery
