TECHNIQUE Port placement is described in Table 1 and Figure 1. This standardized port configuration can be used for all segmental resections. On the left, the port arrangement is shifted slightly posterior to account for the heart/mediastinum. A metal 10-mm port is introduced for the camera at the level of the 7th interspace in the midaxillary line. Instruments/staplers are introduced through the remaining incisions without ports, unless required. Rib spreading is avoided.1