due to an adenocarcinoma of the right upper lobe with infiltration of the main bronchus a 49-years-old female patient underwent an upper bilobectomy with sleeve resection. after two completed chemotherapy bouts and signs of sepsis another thoracotomy was inevitable.  as a complicating factor a supracarinal, necrotic and perforating lesion of the trachea appeared. the defect can be initially rep...

BACKGROUND Primary airway adenoid cystic carcinomas (ACCs) are rare neoplasms and challenging to resect completely. The objective of the current study was to evaluate clinical and pathologic features and indicate prognostic factors based on different tumor locations in the airway. METHODS From March 2001 to April 2012, 82 consecutively operated patients were enrolled in this study with pathol...

BACKGROUND Post intubation long segment tracheal stenosis is a serious problem which usually requires multiple methods of treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of surgical treatment in long segment post intubation tracheal stenosis. METHODS Between 2004 to 2008, 20 patients with proximal long segment tracheal stenosis and resection of over 40% of tracheal length, were a...