Extended redo sleeve resection for postoperative dehiscence after right upper bronchoplasty

Minerva Chir. 2006 Aug;61(4):353-5.

Abstract

Complete anastomotic dehiscence after sleeve resection is a dramatic and often fatal event requiring an extremely aggressive and risky treatment; completion pneumonectomy represents the sole effective therapeutic option to rescue the patient, but postoperative mortality after this procedure is high. We report a case successfully treated by extended redo carinal sleeve resection after full bronchial dehiscence. This option should be taken into account in such a complication, mainly in patient with compromised respiratory function.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchi / surgery*
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonectomy / adverse effects*
  • Reoperation
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / etiology
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome