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[Reimplantation of a non-functioning lung. Report of a case]
G Murciano1, B Andreassian, M Aubier
1Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Bichat, Paris.
Annales De Chirurgie
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
The authors present the case of a patient with a carcinoid tumor of the left main bronchus. Conservative surgery by sleeve resection without pulmonary resection was performed. The underlying lung which was considered to be nonfunctioning during pre-operative evaluations, completely recovered within a year following surgery.