Sleeve Resections for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung

GEZER S., Oz G., Findik G., TÜRÜT H., Altinok T., Sirmali M., ...More

HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION, vol.19, no.9, pp.549-554, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.02.026
  • Journal Name: HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.549-554
  • Keywords: Pulmonary malignancy, Sleeve resection of lung, Parenchyma sparing operation, Sleeve lobectomy, LONG-TERM SURVIVAL, BRONCHOPLASTIC PROCEDURES, PULMONARY-ARTERY, LOBECTOMY, PNEUMONECTOMY, CANCER, MORTALITY, MORBIDITY
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Sleeve resection is an advanced technique that was developed as an alternative to pneumonectomy. This study evaluated our cases of sleeve resection for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung and compared the outcomes with the literature reports.