title: Transverse bronchoplasty of the membranous wall after resection of an endobronchial hamartoma.
abstract: Lung hamartomas are rare benign tumors of the bronchi. Their management consists of bronchoscopic excision or removal through a thoracotomy and bronchotomy whenever there is a large tumor totally obstructing the bronchial lumen. As a lung-sparing procedure is usually the aim, various bronchoplastic techniques have been described, providing a functional lumen of the repaired bronchus. We describe a simple technique that can be safely undertaken to preserve a satisfactory diameter of the bronchus or trachea and prevent a stenosis at the site of repair.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Periklis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tomos
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karaiskos
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lahanas
authors.forename: Dionysios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paulopoulos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papahristou
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stauroulias
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papachristodoulou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*