title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, 20-40 rue Leblanc, 75908 Paris Cedex 15, France. Electronic address: marc.riquet@egp.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riquet
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D015607:Stents