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Goto H, Mun M, Mori S, Samejima J, Matsuura Y, Nakao M, Uehara H, Nakagawa K, Okumura S. Thoracoscopic partial lung resection following pneumonectomy: a report of three cases. J Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 14:183. [PMID: 31684981 PMCID: PMC6827206 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-019-1008-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The prognosis of patients who undergo unilateral pneumonectomy and subsequently develop a contralateral pulmonary tumor can be improved by tumor resection. Thus, surgery is a treatment option if the patient’s pulmonary function and performance status are satisfactory. To date, there have been only few cases reporting thoracoscopic lung resection for pulmonary tumor after contralateral pneumonectomy because of the difficulty in respiratory management during surgery. Thoracoscopic surgery requires the maintenance of the operative field to allow the lung to collapse, and in partial lung resection we need to identify tumor localization. The identification of a tumor lesion just inferior to the pleura is easy; however, the identification of a tumor lesion in the deep parts is difficult. The tumor in the deep part of the lung segments can be easily located if the tumor-affected lobe is allowed to completely collapse. Therefore, ventilation technique should be modified according to the tumor localization. Case presentation Here, we report three cases of thoracoscopic partial lung resections for pulmonary tumors that developed after contralateral pneumonectomy. Intermittent manual ventilation using a tracheal tube was performed in two cases with a lesion just inferior of the pleura. The tumors in both patients were resected using automatic suturing devices while arresting manual ventilation. The affected lobe was allowed to collapse using a bronchial blocker in one of the cases with a lesion in the deep part. Furthermore, she had contralateral pneumothorax with bullae on the right upper and lower lobes of the lung. The tumor in the deep part of the lung segment and ruptured bullae were easily located and resected using automatic suturing devices. The hemodynamic status of the patients was stable, and the intra- and postoperative courses were uneventful. Conclusions Our cases demonstrate that thoracoscopic lung resection after contralateral pneumonectomy can be performed if intermittent manual ventilation is utilized when the tumor is located just inferior to the pleura and if selective double ventilation using an intrabronchial blocker is utilized when the tumor is located in the deep part.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hidenori Goto
- Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
| | - Ken Nakagawa
- Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
| | - Sakae Okumura
- Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-8-31, Ariake, Koto, Tokyo, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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