title: Bronchoplasty with plication of the proximal bronchial membranous portion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chest Surgery, Southern Tohoku Research Institute for Neuroscience, Fukushima, Japan. kanzaki@chi.twmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanzaki
authors.forename: Kunihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishiuchi
authors.forename: Toyohide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murasugi
authors.forename: Takamasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onuki
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008566:Membranes / Q000601:surgery*