title: Omentopexy for anastomotic dehiscence after tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy.
abstract: A 54-year-old male patient developed anastomotic dehiscence following tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy for squamous-cell carcinoma of the right lung. Among various possible methods of treatment, omentopexy was adopted and proved very effective in the treatment of such a fatal complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hyogo Central Hospital, Sanda, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawaraya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kujime
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satake
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000637:transplantation*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery*; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*