Ricerc@Sapienza

Main stem bronchial sleeve resection is defined as the
circumferential resection of the main stem bronchus. Resection
of a main stem bronchus with pulmonary preservation
is a therapeutic option when disease is limited to the main
stem bronchus. Such resection of a main stem bronchus is
often performed with sleeve lobectomy. Generally, for excision
of lesions involving a single lobar bronchial orifice
with extension into the main stem bronchus but sparing
the other lobar bronchial orifices, a pulmonary lobectomy
with sleeve resection of the main bronchus can be
performed