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Thoracoscopic Extended Right Middle Plus Lower Sleeve Lobectomy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Published on: February 27, 2026
Wedge tracheobronchoplasty technique for primary pulmonary carcinoma of the right upper bronchus
Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara1, Toshiteru Nagashima, Atsushi Takise
1Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan. micha2005jp@yahoo.co.jp
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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