Overview
- Sant'Andrea Hospital in Rome said it performed the procedure on July 17 in an over-70 woman whose tumor had invaded the pulmonary artery.
- Surgeons removed the entire left lung and part of the trachea, reconstructed the airway, and implanted an approximately 5 cm cryopreserved arterial segment sourced from Barcelona.
- The operation was conducted on cardiopulmonary bypass with the heart arrested to permit complete resection and reconstruction.
- The strategy was conceived by thoracic surgeons Cecilia Menna and Beatrice Trabalza Marinucci and led by Erino A. Rendina.
- The team characterized the technique as a possible option when synthetic conduits are inadequate, reporting the patient is currently well and noting that wider validation and long-term outcomes are still needed.