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Simultaneous cardiac operations with pulmonary resection for lung carcinoma
K Morishita1, N Kawaharada, T Watanabe
1Department of Surgery II, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South 1, West 16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan.
The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Publication of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi
|January 26, 2002
Summary
Simultaneous cardiac and lung cancer surgery is feasible with acceptable early mortality. However, complications like bleeding and incomplete lymph node dissection suggest careful patient selection for this combined surgical approach.
Area of Science:
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
Background:
- Managing patients with concurrent cardiac and pulmonary diseases requiring surgery presents unique challenges.
- Established procedures for simultaneous cardiac and lung cancer surgery are lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of simultaneous surgical treatment for patients with coexisting cardiac disease and lung cancer.
- To review institutional experience with this combined surgical approach.
Main Methods:
- A retrospective review of 6 male patients (mean age 64 ± 10 years) undergoing simultaneous cardiac surgery and pulmonary lobectomy between January 1986 and June 2000.
- Cardiac procedures included coronary artery bypass grafting, left ventricular aneurysm repair, aortic valve replacement, and minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery.
- All patients underwent pulmonary lobectomy.
Main Results:
- No early deaths were observed post-operatively.
- Complications included bleeding in 2 patients and incomplete lymph node dissection in 3 patients.
- Long-term outcomes showed 2 cancer-related deaths, 1 cardiac-related death, and 1 patient alive and disease-free at 104 months.
Conclusions:
- Simultaneous cardiac and lung cancer surgery can be performed with acceptable early mortality.
- Bleeding complications and incomplete lymph node dissection highlight the need for careful patient selection.
- Combined procedures should be reserved for patients with compelling indications for simultaneous intervention or those unable to tolerate staged operations.