COMPLETION PNEUMONECTOMY FOR LUNG CANCER : REPORT OF A CASE

Abstract

Completion pneumonectomy (CP) is an operative procedure in which a surgeon totally removes a residual part of partially resected lung previously. The rationale, indication and prognosis of CP have been discussed, because this procedure is seldom indicated and the operative mortality and morbidity are higher compared with a standard pneumonectomy. We report a case of CP for recurrent lung cancer in the left upper bronchus after a lower lobectomy of the left lung with lymph node dissection (R2a).