"Conventional pneumonectomy via posterolateral thoracotomy is not always possible in cases with T4 tumour with widespread pulmonary artery invasion. Our objective is to present our surgical experiments in cases with a hilar mass who were thought to have pulmonary artery invasion, in whom we performed intrapericardial pneumonectomy through median sternotomy," scientists in Gaziantep, Turkey report (see also Lung Cancer).
"Nine cases who had undergone intrapericardial pneumonectomy via median sternotomy were included in this study and evaluated retrospectively. These cases were thought to have fight or left pulmonary artery invasion in preoperative evaluation. Two cases had …
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