Fig. 2From: Thoracoscopic plication of the membranous portion of crescent-type tracheobronchomalacia in an elderly patient: a case reportSurgical technique. a Schema of port sites in this surgery. b Plicated tracheal and right main bronchial membranous portion using the horizontal mattress suture technique with 4-0 PDS double-ended needles (within dotted line). c Schema of the plication technique. d Polyglycolic acid sheets on the sutured portion, fixed with fibrin glue. e The plicated portion covered with the mediastinal pleuraBack to article page