title: Left carinal pneumonectomy through median sternotomy: Surgical experience of two patients.
abstract: Endobronchial tumors infiltrating the carina is a formidable challenge to surgeons in view of difficult surgical access to the carina, especially on the left side, problems of securing the airway intra-operatively, technically challenging anastomosis due to anatomical location, and high post-operative morbidity and mortality. We present our surgical experience of two cases of left carinal pneumonectomy which was undertaken for resectable primary salivary gland type tumors of lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. BRA Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, New Delhi, India ; Department of Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Pankaj Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Dr. BRA Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chandrashekhara
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cardio-Thoracic Sciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Vikas Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Keshri
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Dr. BRA Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Durgatosh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pandey
keywords: Lung neoplasms; pneumonectomy; sternotomy; thoracotomy; trachea