Abstract
Closure of the bronchial stump after pneumonectomy can be challenging. Some special situations such as tumor extension, technical pitfalls, or poor tissue quality of the bronchial stump may preclude safe closure of the airway with standard techniques. We describe here a technique of wedge carinal resection that provides the surgeon an alternative whenever the standard closure of the stump is inapplicable. This technique has been successfully used in a series of 4 patients. (C) 2000 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 987-989 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |