Reconstruction of the bronchus and pulmonary artery.
Sleeve lobectomy (SL) (lobectomy associated with resection and reconstruction of the bronchus, the pulmonary artery, or both) has proved to be a suitable choice for the treatment of centrally sited non-small cell lung cancer. SL for lung cancer is indicated when a tumor or an N1 lymph node infiltrates the origin of a lobar bronchus, the origin of the lobar branches of the pulmonary artery, or both but not to the extent that a pneumonectomy is required. SL can be performed safely and effectively, even after induction therapy, without an increased complication rate.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Via di Grottarossa, 1035, Rome 00189, Italy. mohsen.ibrahim@uniroma1.it
Mohsen
M
Ibrahim
Giulio
G
Maurizi
Federico
F
Venuta
Erino Angelo
EA
Rendina
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D015996:Survival Rate
D005938:Glucocorticoids
Non–small cell lung cancer; Pulmonary artery; Sleeve lobectomy