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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:e3-e4
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How to do it

Minimally Invasive Pneumonectomy

Chumy E. Nwogu, MD * , Michal Glinianski, BS, Todd L. Demmy, MD

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York

Accepted for publication April 19, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Nwogu, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263 (Email: chumy.nwogu{at}roswellpark.org).

Technical advances have resulted in the growing popularity and success of video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer. Several investigators have used similar techniques to safely perform pneumonectomies. Minimally invasive pneumonectomy may be indicated for patients who have centrally located malignant lesions and who are not candidates for sleeve resections. Adequate exposure of the proximal hilar vessels is mandatory. Short-term results are encouraging, but prospective long-term data are essential.




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