Pulmonary artery resections for lung cancer. When and how?
Resection and reconstruction of the pulmonary artery (PA), whether associated or not to a
sleeve resection of the bronchus, allows complete resection of centrally located lung cancer, thus avoiding
pneumonectomy. Despite initial concern related to technical difficulties, perioperative management and long
term survival, recent studies showed continuous enhancement of the surgical technique and reconstruction
materials, reduction of the complication rate and improvement in the survival. This allowed this procedure