Kamiyoshihara M, Nagashima T, Takise A, Shimizu K. Wedge tracheobronchoplasty technique for primary pulmonary carcinoma of the right upper bronchus.
Clin Lung Cancer 2010;
11:426-8. [PMID:
21062734 DOI:
10.3816/clc.2010.n.055]
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Abstract
We describe a novel tracheobronchoplasty procedure for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the right upper lung. A 78-year-old male was referred for further investigation of an abnormal shadow on a chest x-ray. A conventional right upper sleeve lobectomy was not applicable because of the invasion of lateral wall of the lower trachea. So, we performed a modified tracheobronchoplasty. This report shows that our cutting design for the trachea and bronchus was reasonable and appropriate for a caliber mismatch, with adaptation and suturing of each edge of the wedge-shaped defect of the trachea.
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