title: Sleeve resections for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Parenchyma-sparing sleeve lobectomies were originally developed as a surgical strategy for patients not fit for a pneumonectomy, because of impaired pulmonary function. As promising short- and long-term results were demonstrated, sleeve lobectomy was accepted as an alternative surgical procedure to pneumonectomy. Nowadays, sleeve resections are associated with prolonged long-term survival and better quality of life, compared to pneumonectomy. Therefore, sleeve resections should be performed for centrally located non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whenever technically, anatomically and oncologically possible. In this review, we discuss the current status of sleeve resections in the management of NSCLC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dr.-Horst-Schmidt-Klinik, Wiesbaden, Germany. Dr.Bolukbas@gmx.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bölükbas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghezel-Ahmadi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kudelin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Biancosino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eberlein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schirren
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013510:Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D016896:Treatment Outcome