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Liu CC, Shih CS, Liu YH, Cheng CT, Melis E, Liu ZY. Subxiphoid single-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. J Vis Surg 2016; 2:112. [PMID: 29399498 DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2016.06.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background We report the feasibility and safety of chest surgery through the subxiphoid single port approach based on our preliminary experience. Methods From December 2013 till January 2016, 39 patients underwent 40 thoracoscopic surgeries via a 3- to 4-cm subxiphoid single incision. A sternal lifter was applied for better entrance and working angle. A zero-degree deflectable scope was preferred. The technique for anatomic resection was similar to that in the traditional single-port approach. Patient characteristics and demographic data were analyzed. Results There were 29 females and 10 males, with a median age of 56 years. Indication for surgery included 24 patients with primary lung cancer, eight with lung metastases, two with benign lung lesions, one with bilateral pneumothorax, and five with mediastinal tumors. Surgeries included lobectomy in 21, segmentectomy in five, wedge resection in nine, and mediastinal surgery in five patients. There was no surgical mortality. Complications (10%, 4 in 40) included postoperative bleeding in one patient, chylothorax in one patient, and transient arrhythmia in the early learning curve in two patients. Conclusions Our results indicated that subxiphoid single-incision thoracoscopic pulmonary resection could be performed safely but under careful patient selection with modification of instruments. Moreover, having a previous single-port incision experience was crucial. Major limitations of this approach included more frequently encountered instrument fighting; interference of left-side procedure related to heartbeat and radical mediastinal lymph node (LN) dissection; and the ability to handle complex conditions, such as anthracotic LNs, diffuse adhesion, and major bleeding.
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- Chia-Chuan Liu
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,National Defense University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Keelung, Taiwan
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- National Defense University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Research, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wang BY, Chang YC, Chang YC, Wang KM, Lin CH, Lin SH, Lin WC. Thoracoscopic surgery via a single-incision subxiphoid approach is associated with less postoperative pain than single-incision transthoracic or three-incision transthoracic approaches for spontaneous pneumothorax. J Thorac Dis 2016; 8:S272-8. [PMID: 27014474 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2016.02.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Comparison of the degree of postoperative pain associated with different thoracoscopic surgical techniques for spontaneous pneumothorax has never reported. In this study we compared perioperative outcomes and degrees of postoperative pain associated with single-incision subxiphoid thoracoscopic surgery, single-incision transthoracic thoracoscopic surgery and three-incision transthoracic thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax. METHODS During the period August 2013 to September 2015, fifty-seven consecutive patients with spontaneous pneumothorax were treated via single-incision subxiphoid thoracoscopic surgery, single-incision transthoracic thoracoscopic surgery or three-incision transthoracic thoracoscopic surgery. Demographic data, operative time, operative blood loss, length of hospital stay, duration of chest tube drainage, postoperative complications, and numeric pain rating scale scores were collected from the medical records for analysis. RESULTS Among the 57 patients, 14 received single-incision subxiphoid thoracoscopic surgery, 26 underwent single-incision transthoracic surgery and 17 received three-incision thoracoscopic surgery. In all patients, surgeries were completed without the need for conversion to open surgery. Patients who underwent the single-incision subxiphoid procedure had significantly lower 1-, 8-, 24- and 32-hour postoperative pain scale scores than patients who underwent the other two procedures. The average and maximum pain scale scores during the first 24 hours were lowest in the single-incision subxiphoid group (P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Single-incision subxiphoid thoracoscopic surgery is associated with significantly lower postoperative pain intensity than transthoracic approaches and therefore may provide an alternative surgical technique for patients with spontaneous pneumothorax.
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- Bing-Yen Wang
- 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 2 School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ; 3 Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan ; 5 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Memorial Wu Ho-Su Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan ; 6 Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 7 Department of Respiratory Care, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 2 School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ; 3 Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan ; 5 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Memorial Wu Ho-Su Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan ; 6 Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 7 Department of Respiratory Care, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 2 School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ; 3 Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan ; 5 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Memorial Wu Ho-Su Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan ; 6 Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 7 Department of Respiratory Care, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 2 School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ; 3 Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan ; 5 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Memorial Wu Ho-Su Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan ; 6 Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 7 Department of Respiratory Care, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 2 School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ; 3 Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan ; 5 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Memorial Wu Ho-Su Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan ; 6 Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 7 Department of Respiratory Care, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 2 School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ; 3 Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan ; 5 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Memorial Wu Ho-Su Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan ; 6 Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 7 Department of Respiratory Care, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 2 School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan ; 3 Institute of Genomics and Bioinformatics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 4 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan ; 5 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shin Kong Memorial Wu Ho-Su Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan ; 6 Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, and Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ; 7 Department of Respiratory Care, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan
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