ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2026
Postoperative lung geometric repositioning after right upper lobectomy: the role of thoracic morphology configuration.
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Background: Right upper lobectomy (RUL) is the most frequently performed lobectomy for lung cancer, yet postoperative functional loss varies widely among patients. We hypothesized that thoracic morphology constrains three-dimensional (3D) repositioning of the residual lung after RUL, leading to characteristic bronchial axis deviation and rotation-like deformation, and that these geometric changes might be associated with postoperative residual-lobe expansion. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 26 patients who underwent RUL (2016-2018), including five with middle lobe atelectasis (MLA). Paired pre- and postoperative computed tomography was used to quantify residual-lobe volumes and geometric markers (thoracic morphology, sagittal bronchial axis deviation of B4/5 and B6, and plane-based rotation-like deformation) and to test their associations with repositioning patterns and postoperative expansion. Results: Two distinct residual-lung repositioning patterns were identified: a B6-dominant pattern, in which the superior segment (S6) ascended to occupy the postoperative apical space (Type B6), and a B4/5-dominant pattern, in which the middle lobe migrated cranially (Type B4/5). Type B6 was associated with barrel-shaped thoraces, whereas Type B4/5 was associated with flatter thoraces [thoracic height-to-anteroposterior diameter (H/AP) ratio, P=0.001; 8th-rib angle, P<0.001]. Rotation-like deformation patterns differed between the two types and supported their geometric distinction. However, neither thoracic morphology, repositioning pattern, bronchial axis deviation, nor rotation-like metrics were associated with postoperative middle-plus-lower lobe volume expansion (Type B6 Conclusions: Thoracic morphology influences 3D residual-lung repositioning after RUL, producing characteristic geometric patterns. Nevertheless, these geometric responses alone do not explain postoperative residual-lobe expansion, highlighting the need to integrate functional determinants with geometric assessment.
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