Bronchoplastic Procedures after Sleeve Resextion of Left Main Bronchus Including Left Lower Lobe: A Case Report

Bronchoplastic procedures in combination of sleeve resection of the bronchus are performed in selected cases of benign or malignant tumors arising from the major bronchial trees. Bronchoplasty has a good benefit preserving the distal lung tissues. However the tehniques of these procedures are more difficult to be performed than that of conventional lobectomy or pneumonectomy. Bronchoplastic procedures between the left main bronchus and the left upper lobe bronchus are especially hard to be undergone because of angulation of the bronchus and pulmonary vessels. Bronchoplasty between the left main and the left upper lobe bronchus after sleeve resection of the left main bronchus and lower lobe was undergone successfully on a 27-year-old housewife who had the bronchus. Her postoperative course was uneventful. She is in good health until postoperative 1 year.