Omentopexy for anastomotic dehiscence after tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy.
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.
Okada
M
M
Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hyogo Central Hospital, Sanda, Japan.
Kawaraya
N
N
Kujime
K
K
Satake
S
S
Yamamoto
H
H
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*