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. 2021 Oct;10(10):4029–4034. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-21-749

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Types of the primary tracheobronchial reconstruction after carinal resection: (A) Normal anatomy; (B,E) End-to-end anastomosis of the trachea to the right main bronchus followed by end-to-side implantation of the left main bronchus to the (B) trachea or (E) right main bronchus; (C) Formation of a new carina: side-to-side anastomosis between the right and left main bronchi with subsequent end-to-end implantation to the trachea; (D,F) End-to-end anastomosis of the trachea to the left main bronchus followed by end-to-side implantation of the right main bronchus to the (D) trachea or (F) left main bronchus (from Petrov RV, Bakhos CT, Abbas AE. Carinal resection. Shanghai Chest 2018;2:84. doi: 10.21037/shc.2018.10.03; with permission).