What happened, in summary

This man had Stage II squamous cell lung cancer in the right lower lobe and COPD, along with other significant medical conditions requiring hemodialysis. He underwent sleeve right lower lobectomy with systematic lymph-node dissection, preserving the right middle lobe. After surgery he developed a bronchopleural fistula, which healed with conservative treatment. Despite the complication, the case series reported no recurrence of his lung cancer. His postoperative respiratory function was also better than had been predicted for a larger lung resection. He later died from a cerebral hemorrhage 51 months after surgery, with no lung-cancer recurrence documented at the time of death.