Thoracoscopic Bronchovascular (Double) Sleeve Lobectomy to Correct Intraoperative Vascular Injury: A Case Report

Double sleeve lobectomy, involving both bronchial and vascular reconstruction, is a complex but lung-sparing alternative to pneumonectomy for centrally located tumors. While traditionally performed via thoracotomy, its application through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) remains limited. We report the first known case of a double sleeve lobectomy in Türkiye performed via a VATS approach in a 58-year-old female with a centrally located left upper lobe pleomorphic carcinoma involving both the pulmonary artery and bronchus. This case demonstrates the technical feasibility of VATS double-sleeve lobectomy when performed by experienced surgeons and shows that a mistake made during pulmonary artery division does not necessarily result in pneumonectomy.

Keywords: Bronchovascular reconstruction, double sleeve lobectomy, lung carcinoma, surgical error, VATS