title: Carinal resection and sleeve pneumonectomy.
abstract: Carinal resection (CR) and sleeve pneumonectomy (SP) are one of the challenging issues in thoracic surgery and performed rarely. In spite of the knowledge of the technique, the incidence of postoperative complications is higher compared to standard resections. Adequate patient selection, improved anesthetic management, surgical technique and better postoperative management might reduce the rate of postoperative morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weder
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Ilhan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inci
keywords: Sleeve pneumonectomy (SP); carina resection; carinal pneumonectomy; lung cancer