Surgical Technique


Single-port thoracoscopic right main bronchial tumor sleeve resection and secondary carinal reconstruction

Mingqiang Liang, Chun Chen, Wei Zheng, Hao Chen, Weidong Wu, Shuliang Zhang

Abstract

We describe herein a case of single-port thoracoscopic right main bronchial tumor sleeve resection and secondary carinal reconstruction. A 66-year-old male patient had a right main bronchial tumor longer than 12 months, who had been received endobronchial cryosurgery twice before. However, the tumor relapsed quickly. Then the patient transferred to our department. He was underwent a single-port complete thoracoscopic right main bronchial tumor sleeve resection and secondary carinal reconstruction. He recovered smoothly, without any perioperative complications. On the 5th postoperative day (POD), he was discharged in good condition.

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