title: Single-port thoracoscopic right main bronchial tumor sleeve resection and secondary carinal reconstruction.
abstract: We describe herein a case of single-port thoracoscopic right main bronchial tumor sleeve resection and secondary carinal reconstruction. A 66-year-old male patient had a right main bronchial tumor longer than 12 months, who had been received endobronchial cryosurgery twice before. However, the tumor relapsed quickly. Then the patient transferred to our department. He was underwent a single-port complete thoracoscopic right main bronchial tumor sleeve resection and secondary carinal reconstruction. He recovered smoothly, without any perioperative complications. On the 5th postoperative day (POD), he was discharged in good condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Mingqiang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China.
authors.forename: Shuliang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: Bronchial tumor; secondary carinal reconstruction; single-port; thoracoscopic surgery