Secondary Lingular Sleeve Resection to Avoid Pneumonectomy Following Bronchial Anastomotic Dehiscence after Left Lower Lobe Sleeve Resection for Destroyed Lung Syndrome

Secondary Lingular Sleeve Resection to Avoid Pneumonectomy Following Bronchial Anastomotic Dehiscence after Left Lower Lobe Sleeve Resection for Destroyed Lung Syndrome

Bronchial sleeve resections are technically demanding procedures compared with lobectomies. In case of bronchial anastomotic dehiscence, secondary pneumonectomy is the treatment of choice. However, a secondary pneumonectomy is usually associated with high morbidity and mortality. Here, we first repo...

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Main Authors: Servet Bölükbas, Robert Zanner, Michael Eberlein, Christian Biancosino, Bassam Redwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-01-01
Series:The Surgery Journal
Subjects:
sleeve resection
anastomotic dehiscence
complication
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1635124

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