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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;20:1045-1048
© 2001 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Double prosthetic replacement of pulmonary artery and superior vena cava and sleeve lobectomy for lung cancer

^a Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
^b Division of Radiology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy

Received 6 March 2001; received in revised form 8 June 2001; accepted 11 July 2001.

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e-mail: piergiorgio.solli{at}ieo.it

We present a case of double prosthetic replacement of the right pulmonary artery and superior vena cava combined with upper sleeve bi-lobectomy for a limited pT4N1 adenocarcinoma occurring in a patient with poor pulmonary reserve, which, to the best of our knowledge, has never been reported before.

Key Words: Sleeve resection • Pulmonary artery replacement • Superior vena cava surgery

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