Carinoplasty with telescope anastomosis for tuberculous bronchial stenosis.
A 25-year-old women developed severe stenosis of the right main bronchus after medical treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in the right upper lobe. She underwent a right upper sleeve lobectomy with partial excision of the right main bronchus and right side of the carina. Reconstruction was performed using telescopic anastomosis between the carina and intermediate bronchus. Her symptoms improved immediately.
Tanaka
Hisaichi
H
Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kinki-chuo Chest Medical Center, 1180 Nagasonechou, Sakai, Osaka 591-8555, Japan. h-tanaka@kch.hosp.go.jp
Ohta
Mitsunori
M
Matsumura
Akihide
A
Ikeda
Naoki
N
Kitahara
Naoto
N
Iuchi
Keiji
K
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013510:Pulmonary Surgical Procedures; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*