Wedge Resection of the Trachea: An Alternative Technique to Tracheal Sleeve Lobectomy

We successfully treated a 56 year-old man with adenocarci­noma involving the right upper lobe bronchus and lateral tra­cheal wall. He underwent right upper lobectomy and longitu­dinal wedge resection from the lateral wall of distal trachea. There were no complications during the procedure nor recur­rence of disease 18 months after the surgery. This technique can be recognized as a safe and alternative technique to tra­cheal sleeve lobectomy for the tumors involving the right upper lobe bronchus and the lateral wall of trachea.