title: Bronchial and arterial sleeve resection for centrally-located lung cancers.
abstract: The use of bronchial and arterial sleeve resections for the treatment of centrally-located lung cancers, when available, has become the option of choice in comparison with pneumonectomy (PN). Technical expertise, in particular in vascular reconstruction, and perioperative management improved over time allowing excellent short-term and long-term results. This is even truer if considering literature data from the main experiences published in the last years. These evidences have given to such lung sparing reconstructive procedures more and more acceptance among the surgical community. This article focuses on the main technical aspects and literature data regarding bronchovascular sleeve resections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maurizi
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Andrilli
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;; Lorillard Spencer-Cenci Foundation, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Venuta
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy;; Lorillard Spencer-Cenci Foundation, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Erino Angelo
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Rendina
keywords: Sleeve lobectomy; lung cancer; pulmonary artery reconstruction