Esophagectomy after pneumonectomy: a surgical challenge.
Esophagectomy after pneumonectomy has been reported rarely, and the surgical approach presents a challenge. We report a case of a transthoracic esophagectomy in a 54-year-old man who had undergone right pneumonectomy for non-small cell lung cancer 16 years previously.
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Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA. reardonm@bcm.tmc.edu
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000601:surgery; D004210:Dissection; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013908:Thoracotomy