OBJECTIVES: Lung-preserving surgery was proved to be effective and safe to treat @entity1 with benign bronchial strictures. However, this surgical treatment has been rarely reported in @entity1 with complete occlusion in the left main bronchus. The aim of this study was to assess the value of this procedure and report our experience in the treatment of these @entity1 with left @entity891 caused by inflammatory bronchial occlusion. METHODS: We reviewed and analysed the medical records of 8 @entity1 who had undergone left main bronchus sleeve resection for symptomatic left @entity891 caused by inflammatory bronchial occlusion from May 2007 to April 2011. RESULTS: Eight @entity1 (3 @entity1 and 5 @entity1 ) with a medical history of @entity1907 were involved in this study. The median age was 23 years. Parenchyma-sparing left main bronchus resection was performed in 4 @entity1 , 1 of whom received partial wedge resection in the lingual lobe. Left main bronchus sleeve resection plus superior lobectomy was performed in 2 @entity1 and left main bronchus sleeve resection plus left inferior lobectomy in 2 @entity1 , 1 of whom received additional partial wedge resection of the lingual lobe. The procedure was completed successfully in all 8 @entity1 without @entity204 . The mean follow-up time was 49.3 months, ranging from 23 to 69 months. No major complications, including @entity850 and @entity891 , were observed during the follow-up period. The symptoms of @entity891 disappeared and pulmonary ventilation function improved significantly. CONCLUSIONS: In symptomatic @entity1 with left @entity891 caused by inflammatory bronchial occlusion, lung-preserving surgery is an effective and safe surgical treatment.

Use of lung-preserving surgery in left inflammatory bronchial occlusion and distal XXXX : preliminary results.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity891 :: ('MESH:D001261', 'Disease') :: ['pulmonary atelectasis', 'atelectasis'] @entity850 :: ('MESH:D003251', 'Disease') :: ['stenosis'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative deaths'] @entity1907 :: ('MESH:D014397', 'Disease') :: ['active pulmonary tuberculosis']
@entity891 :: (MESH:D001261,Disease) :: ['atelectasis']
