title: [Left main bronchus root prolongation to cure 3 patients whose carina is involved by lung cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Patient whose carina is involved by carcinoma is difficult to treat by surgery. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of left main bronchus root prolongation to cure these patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three patients with lung carcinoma received tumor, right upper lung and carina excision. And then the trachea and the carina was rebuilt by continuous suture, so that the left main bronchus root was extended by 3 cm, then the middle and lower lobe bronchus were sutured to the right lateral wall of the moved up eminence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients left hospital successfully after three-week treatment, without anastomotic stoma fistula. And they got good quality of life after 30, 21 and 11 months' follow-up, no recurrence or metabasis was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The left main bronchus root prolongation can preserve the left lateral wall, however, part of the tracheal mucous membrane and arteria trachealis can be protected without injury. It's benifit for making productive cough and lowering complications after operation. The new carinal reconstruction process has definite indication, which refer to patient with normal left main bronchus root and the right inferior segment trachea involved by carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Yangkai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chengcheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ni
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiangning
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013510:Pulmonary Surgical Procedures