Bronchoplasty with plication of the proximal bronchial membranous portion.
Bronchoplasty originally designed for patients with inadequate pulmonary function who cannot tolerate pneumonectomy, has recently yielded good results as well as offering an alternative to pneumonectomy. We describe a technique for plication of the proximal bronchial membranous portion when there is significant discrepancy in lumen size between the main and the segmental bronchi to allow precise end-to-end anastomosis. Plication helps prevent postoperative anastomotic stenosis and obstruction.
Kanzaki
Masato
M
Division of Chest Surgery, Southern Tohoku Research Institute for Neuroscience, Fukushima, Japan. kanzaki@chi.twmu.ac.jp
Oyama
Kunihiro
K
Nishiuchi
Masaki
M
Ikeda
Toyohide
T
Murasugi
Masahide
M
Onuki
Takamasa
T
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008566:Membranes / Q000601:surgery*