Partial Sleeve Lobectomy Preserving the Upper Lobe Bronchial Artery in Left Lower Lobe Lung Cancer

We present a modification of a partial sleeve left lower lobe resection in which we preserve the left upper bronchus artery by leaving the dorsal wall between the main and the left upper lobe bronchus intact thus maintaining a physiologic vascularization to the anastomosis.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research