Surgery has an important role in the treatment of lung cancer, which is responsible for 18% of cancer-related deaths worldwide [ 1 ]. Pneumonectomy is a surgical procedure in which the entire lung is removed, and can be applied in the surgical …

Destroyed lung (DL) is a pulmonary disorder characterised by diffuse structural destruction of the lung resulting from chronic focal infection of lung tissues, as evidenced by chest CT imaging findings revealing multiple fibrotic lesions …

Post-pneumonectomy syndrome (PPS) is rare and predominantly characterised by dynamic airway obstruction due to mediastinal rotation at any time point following pneumonectomy. For reasons that remain poorly understood, in some patients the …

Vascular air embolism (VAE) is a rare but important complication that has not been paid enough attention to in the medical process such as surgery and anesthesia [ 1 ]. Cerebral air embolism (CAE) can lead to insufficient blood perfusion in the …

Bronchial fistula is a severe complication following pneumonectomy with a high mortality rate [ 1 – 3 ]. Therefore, a safely effective procedure for bronchial closure is required to prevent bronchial fistula. Several surgical techniques for …

Sleeve pneumonectomy is a surgical approach performed for extensive tumor resection involving the tracheobronchial angle, carina, or lower trachea [ 1 – 4 ]. Right sleeve pneumonectomy is usually performed via a right posterolateral thoracotomy in …

Intrabronchial foreign body aspiration (FBA) remains a serious accident that can be potentially fatal, mostly for children and the elderly [ 1 ] 2 . Interventional endoscopy techniques combined with advances in anesthesia have improved the …

Radical surgery combined with airway reconstruction helps conserve respiratory function by avoiding pneumonectomy for centrally occurring primary lung cancer. Airway reconstruction surgery as radical resection has comparable local recurrence rate …

Primary bronchial malignancy refers to a tumor in the annular soft tissue. Malignant tumors between bone and carina that are common to the junction of the cartilage ring with the membranous part [ 1 ]. It is relatively rare, occurring in only one …

The prognosis of patients who undergo unilateral pneumonectomy and subsequently develop a contralateral pulmonary tumor can be improved by tumor resection. Thus, surgery is a treatment option if the patient’s pulmonary function and performance …

The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) definition is that Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is the development or enhancement of pain in the operative area after the surgery, which lasts longer than the healing process (at least 3 …

For patients with stage pIII-N2 non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy, postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) is a major treatment modality. Recently, a large number of retrospective studies have confirmed …

Blunt traumatic thoracic injuries are often seen in traffic accidents. Unlike usual injuries such as lung contusions, pneumothorax and rib fractures, tracheal ruptures or main bronchial ruptures are uncommon [ 1 ]. Taken together the analysis of …