Is pneumonectomy mandatory after transection of the left main pulmonary artery?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Jul;140(1):242-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.014. Epub 2009 Sep 26.

Authors

Ugonna N Ihekweazu¹, William D Travis, Raja M Flores

Affiliation

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 19783015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.014

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Biopsy
Bronchial Neoplasms / blood supply
Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Bronchial Neoplasms / pathology
Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / blood supply
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
Female
Humans
Ligation
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Pneumonectomy*
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
Reoperation
Thoracotomy*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures*