Carinal wedge resection for lipoma combined with bronchoplastic lobectomy for lung cancer.
A carinal tumor was detected in a 65-year-old male patient by preoperative bronchoscopic examination but was not diagnosed on simultaneous transbronchial biopsy. Also, a right lower bronchial tumor was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma. Resection of the carinal tumor and right lower lobectomy were performed simultaneously. We performed a modified one-stomatype carinal reconstruction and flap bronchoplasty to prevent complications on anastomosis. This case report illustrates that these procedures represent useful options for carinal-bronchial reconstruction.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Nagara Medical Center, Gifu, Japan. masamasatsugu@nifty.com
Masatsugu
M
Hamaji
Toru
T
Tanaka
Hiromasa
H
Morikawa
Yoichiro
Y
Ueno
D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures