Partial resection of the aorta and patch plasty with a simple clamping technique in a lung cancer patient

Abstract

A 59-year-old male patient was diagnosed as having lung cancer with a suspected invasion of the descending aorta. A significant response was not obtained after chemotherapy. A left pneumonectomy with partial resection of the aortic wall with simple clamping was done. The postoperative course was uneventful. © 2011 Published by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.