Hemopericardium after Lung Lobectomy

Lobectomy for metachronous lung cancer after pneumonectomy.

Second primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a well-known disease in patients having undergone successful NSCLC resection. Surgery for patients with cancer in the residual lung after pneumonectomy should not be excluded automatically. However, surgery on a single residual lung is usually done by wedge resection or segmentectomy, whereas lobectomy remains somewhat exceptional. We report ...

Development and treatment of fresh lung carcinoma after successful lobectomy.

Fatal broncho-pulmonary artery fistula after lobectomy for lung cancer†

A broncho-pulmonary artery fistula is one of the most fatal complications of lung cancer surgery. This article discusses the case of a patient who died of massive hemoptysis after a left upper lobectomy. There were no previous signs of broncho-pleural fistula except for an obstinate dry cough and slightly elevated serum C-reactive protein levels after surgery. An autopsy revealed that a fistula...

Sleeve lobectomy after induction chemoradiotherapy.

OBJECTIVES The effect of induction chemoradiotherapy (CRT) on bronchial anastomoses remains uncertain. This prospective study aimed to assess the impact of neoadjuvant CRT on mortality, morbidity and survival following circular sleeve lobectomy (SL). METHODS All consecutive patients undergoing SL between June 2005 and December 2010 were prospectively included. Clinico-demographic variables we...

Pneumopericardium after pneumonectomy and lobectomy.

Pneumopericardium is a rare condition, most frequently reported in connection with prolonged artificial ventilation in infants with hyaline membrane disease. No reports of pneumopericardium after pulmonary surgery have been published. Two cases of pneumopericardium are reported, one of tension pneumopericardium after pneumonectomy and artificial ventilation and one that followed radical lobecto...