Extended redo sleeve resection for postoperative dehiscence after right upper bronchoplasty.
Complete anastomotic dehiscence after sleeve resection is a dramatic and often fatal event requiring an extremely aggressive and risky treatment; completion pneumonectomy represents the sole effective therapeutic option to rescue the patient, but postoperative mortality after this procedure is high. We report a case successfully treated by extended redo carinal sleeve resection after full bronchial dehiscence. This option should be taken into account in such a complication, mainly in patient with compromised respiratory function.
Petrella
F
F
Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
Veronesi
G
G
Leo
F
F
Solli
P
P
Borri
A
A
Gasparri
R
R
Galetta
D
D
Scanagatta
P
P
Spaggiari
L
L
D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome