PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - TAKUMA TSUKIOKA
AU  - NOBUHIRO IZUMI
AU  - HIROAKI KOMATSU
AU  - HIDETOSHI INOUE
AU  - RYUICHI ITO
AU  - NORITOSHI NISHIYAMA
TI  - Surgical Techniques of Y-Sleeve Lobectomy in Patients With Primary Lung Cancer
AID  - 10.21873/invivo.12709
DP  - 2022 Jan 01
TA  - In Vivo
PG  - 350--354
VI  - 36
IP  - 1
4099  - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/36/1/350.short
4100  - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/36/1/350.full
SO  - In Vivo2022 Jan 01; 36
AB  - Background/Aim: The directions of distal and proximal airway stumps were different in Y-sleeve lobectomy. This difference might make Y-sleeve lobectomy a difficult procedure. In this article, we present our surgical techniques and analyse short-term outcomes of Y-sleeve lobectomy. Patients and Methods: Right middle and lower, left lower, and left lower and lingular segment sleeve lobectomies are categorized in Y-sleeve lobectomy. We retrospectively investigated the clinical courses of 17 patients who underwent Y-sleeve lobectomy from January 2017 to December 2020. Results: No treatment-related deaths occurred. One patient developed a bronchopleural fistula. Four patients developed pneumonia and were cured by repeated bronchoscopies and antibiotic therapy. Three patients had retention of pleural effusion, and two had prolonged air leakage. One patient had empyema after prolonged air leakage and was cured by thoracic drainage and antibiotic therapy. Conclusion: A major complication was observed only in one patient. Y-sleeve lobectomy is a reliable surgical method to avoid pneumonectomy.