OBJECTIVES Lung metastases can be non-anatomically resected with a Nd:YAG Laser. It is recommended that the resected lung surface be sealed by slowly resorbable sutures. However, the lung tissue may be restricted by the sutures once it is re-ventilated. Thus, it was analysed whether the lung parenchyma is airtight after laser resection without suturing the defect. METHODS The pulmonary artery...

INTRODUCTION Distant metastases to liver and lung are not uncommon in colorectal cancer. Resection of metastases is accepted widely as the standard of care. However, there is no firm evidence base for this. This questionnaire survey was carried out to assess the current practice preferences of cardiothoracic surgeons in Great Britain and Ireland. METHODS An online questionnaire survey was ema...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in many counties. Despite significant improvement in chemotherapy and radiotherapy, surgery is still the cornerstone of nonsmall cell lung cancer treatment. The lung cancer is categorized into non-small cell lung cancer or small cell lung cancer according to the histology. The patients with stage IA-IIB non-small cell lung cancer and stage I smal...

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Segmentectomy demands a thorough knowledge of the three-dimensional bronchovascular anatomy of the lung. This anatomic detail makes segmentectomy significantly more challenging than lobectomy. Several principles must be applied when performing segmental lung resection: (1) the surgeon should avoid dissection in a poorly developed fissure, (2) use the transected bronchus as the base of the segme...

OBJECTIVE Growing scrutiny of surgical results for lung cancer has prompted increased evaluation of risk factors and outcomes of resection. We determined how patient preoperative status and outcomes of resection have changed over time to identify opportunities for improving these results. METHODS We reviewed a prospectively collected database of patients undergoing major lung resection 1980-2...

We present a case of cardiac tamponade after lung resection. A 68-year-old man underwent single-staged bilateral lung resection (right wedge resection and left S8 segmentectomy) for metastatic lung tumors from rectal cancer and lost consciousness on postoperative day 4. Because an enhanced whole-body computed tomography scan showed pericardial effusion as the only abnormal finding, we performed...

Major lung resection is a robust model that mimics the consequences of loss-of-functioning lung units. We previously observed in adult canines, following 42% and 58% lung resection, a critical threshold of stimuli intensity for the initiation of compensatory lung growth. To define the range and limits of this stimuli-response relationship, we performed morphometric analysis on the remaining lob...

Background—Surgical resection is the recognised treatment of choice for patients with stage I or II non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the UK surgical resection rates have remained far lower (<10%) than those achieved in Europe and the USA (>20%), despite the recent introduction of fast access investigation units. It remains unclear therefore why UK surgical resection rates lag so far behin...

Lung resection is part of the treatment various lung diseases, both malignancy and infection. Although it has great benefits, can result in a variety functional disorders that affect whole cardiopulmonary system. The mortality these procedures 2-4% segmentectomy 6-8% lobectomy, while pneumonectomy world 11%. Good preoperative assessment patients been reported to have reduced morbidity after res...