Table 1. Postoperative complications of pulmonary sleeve resections.

Some early complications	Some late complications
Pneumonia	Local tumor recurrence (for lung cancer)
Atelectasis requiring bronchoscopy	Bronchial anastomotic stenosis, strictures
Bronchial anastomotic dehiscence	Bronchopleural fistula (BPF)
Post-pneumonectomy pulmonary edema	Bronchovascular fistula (BVF)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)