Sleeve lobectomy is a lung sparing surgery and is the preferred
alternative to pneumonectomy for centrally located tumours,
which has less postoperative morbidity and mortality. Surgical
approach for the technically demanding sleeve lobectomy
evolved over the decades from conventional thoracotomy to
video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) to uniportal
VATS (uVATS) which allows for quicker recovery and less
pain postoperatively. We report our very first successful
uVATS sleeve right upper lobectomy performed in the Hospital
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.