Risk factors of middle lobe bronchus kinking following right upper lobectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence rate of kinking of the middle lobe bronchus following right upper lobectomy is higher compared to that with residual lung bronchus following other lobectomies. Bronchial kinking was presumed to be caused by the displacement of the residual lung lobes, but its etiology is unclear. Moreover, prevention methods and effective treatments have not yet been established. The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors and etiology of middle lobe bronchus kinking and discuss prevention methods.

Methods

Patients who underwent right upper lobectomy in our hospital were retrospectively evaluated. Patient clinical characteristics, lung function, and lung lobe volume, surgical procedure were analyzed in association with the incidence of middle lobe b

SUBMITTER: Yanagihara T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8182536 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature