Treatment of 41 patients with central lung cancer by sleeve-lobectomy

Abstract:

Objective：To summarize the clinical experiences of treating central lung cancer with sleeve-lobectomy resection. Methods：From January 2002 to December 2012，41 cases of sleeve-lobectomy resection were finished，in which there were 15 cases of bronchus sleeve lobectomy，17 cases of bronchus sleeve lobectomy combined with the pulmonary arterioplasty and 9 cases of double-sleeve pulmonary lobectomy with bronchus pulmonary artery. Clinical experiences were summarized and retrospectively analyzed. Results：After the surgery，one patient with bronchopleural fistula died，one got hemoptysis，five got pulmonary infection and five got pulmonary atelectasis. Conclusion：Sleeve-lobectomy resection is safe and effective in the treatment of central lung cancer，which can expand the operative indications and reduce the loss of lung function to a maximum degree.