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From: Right top pulmonary vein is a venous anomaly of which surgeons should be aware in subcarinal dissection for thoracoscopic esophagectomy: a case report and literature review

Fig. 3

Intraoperative findings and schematic illustration. The first step in subcarinal lymph node (SCLN) dissection. Dissect the posterior plane of the pericardium membrane and identify the rise of the right top pulmonary vein (RTPV) after it reaches the aspect of the left main bronchus (red dot arrow in the schematic illustration)

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