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Vol.58 No.3 contents | Japanese/English |
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- Invited Review Article -
Tracheoplasty and Bronchoplasty for Advanced Lung Cancer
Keitaro Matsumoto1, Takeshi Nagayasu11Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
The purpose of tracheoplasty and bronchoplasty for lung cancer is to preserve the pulmonary function with radical resection of a tumor. Important aspects of this procedure are confirming airway margins by cryosection and ensuring anastomosis safety. The preservation of the blood supply and the minimization of tension at the anastomotic site are critical for performing a safe procedure. At present, tracheoplasty and bronchoplasty using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or robotic surgery after induction chemoradiotherapy have been reported. In this paper, we review the literature concerning the standard procedures of tracheoplasty and bronchoplasty and relevant new technologies.
key words: Lung cancer, Tracheoplasty, Bronchoplasty, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, Robotic surgery
JJLC 58 (3): 182-188, 2018
