Lobectomy with Sleeve Resection of the Bronchus for Malignant Disease of the Lung and the Influence of the Suture Material Used for the Bronchial Repair
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
- Vol. 27 (05) , 325-329
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1096270
Abstract
A series of 100 consecutive cases of lobectomy combined with sleeve resection of the bronchus for malignant disease of the lung is presented. In 13 of these cases a sleeve resection of the appropriate pulmonary artery was also carried out An operative mortality of 8 % was encountered and a crude 5-year survival of 40 % was achieved. A comparison of absorbable and non-absorbable suture materials for the bronchial anastomosis indicated that the absorbable suture, Polyglycolic Acid (Dexon), minimized the morbidity from complications at the bronchial anastomosis.Keywords
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