title: Bronchoplastic resection for non-small-cell lung cancer.
abstract: During the past 12 years, among 1478 operations for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), 102 (6.9%) bronchosplastic resections were performed. There were 74 lobectomies, 19 bilobectomies, and 9 pneumonectomies done by means of 72 sleeve-, 28 wedge resections, and 2 resections of the tracheal bifurcation. Atelectasis was observed in 6%, whereas anastomotic dehiscence occurred in 4%. Local complete resection was achieved in 81%. The 30-day mortality amounted to 4%. Our results demonstrate that bronchoplastic procedures represent a safe therapeutic option in the operative treatment of central NSCLC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, München, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schinkel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dienemann
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Schildberg
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome