title: Right lower lobe sleeve resection: bronchial flap to correct caliber disparity.
abstract: Sleeve resection of the right lower lobe is performed infrequently. Caliber disparity between the truncus intermedius and the middle lobe bronchus is a major problem. We report a case of lung cancer completely resected by sleeve resection of the right lower lobe. A bronchial flap constructed from the distal bronchial end was used for correction of the caliber disparity, and interlobar dissection between the upper and middle lobes effectively reduced the tension on the anastomotic site. These procedures are useful for sleeve resection of the right lower lobe.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto Katsura Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. keijiohata@hotmail.com
authors: Keiji
authors: K
authors: Ohata
authors: Jitian
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Shinya
authors: S
authors: Ito
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Yoshimura
authors: Yoshito
authors: Y
authors: Matsubara
authors: Yasuji
authors: Y
authors: Terada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps