These data suggest that sleeve lobectomy should be performed instead of pneumonectomy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer regardless of their nodal status whenever complete resection can be achieved because this is a lung-saving procedure with lower postoperative risks and is as curative as pneumonectomy.
We suggest that this extended sleeve lobectomy, which is technically demanding, should be considered in patients with centrally located lung cancer, because this lung-saving operation is safer than pneumonectomy and is equally curative.
AscAo, Ascending aorta; CA, coronary artery; LV, left ventricle; descAo, descending aorta. *Documentation: The sites where air was detected by CT. †A chest CT indicated pneumothorax of the right lung.
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