[A new technique of closing bronchial stump in extended or combined pneumonectomy].
| Title: | [A new technique of closing bronchial stump in extended or combined pneumonectomy]. |
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| Authors: | Tarasov VA; Makhkamov AS; Sharov IuK; Boiarkin GM; Pobegalov ES |
| Source: | Voprosy onkologii [Vopr Onkol] 2006; Vol. 52 (5), pp. 556-9. |
| Publication Type: | English Abstract; Journal Article |
| Language: | Russian |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Nauchno-issledovatelʹskiĭ institut onkologii im. N.N. Petrova Country of Publication: Russia (Federation) NLM ID: 0413775 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0507-3758 (Print) Linking ISSN: 05073758 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Vopr Onkol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2013-: St Petersburg : Nauchno-issledovatelʹskiĭ institut onkologii im. N.N. Petrova; Original Publication: St Petersburg : Izdatelstvo Meditsina, Leningradskoe Otdelenie |
| MeSH Terms: | Surgical Flaps*/blood supply; Bronchi/*surgery ; Bronchial Fistula/*prevention & control ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/*surgery ; Lung Neoplasms/*surgery ; Pneumonectomy/*methods; Bronchial Fistula/etiology ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality ; Lung Neoplasms/mortality ; Pneumonectomy/adverse effects ; Pneumonectomy/mortality ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Risk Factors ; Suture Techniques |
| Abstract: | Extended or combined pneumonectomies were performed in 56 cases of advanced complicated non-small cell lung cancer. Bronchial stump was closed by a modification of Overholt's technique using a vascularised tissue flap. Postoperative complication rate was 66%, mortality--23% and bronchial fistula--1.8% (1 case). Our modification of Overholt's technique using a well vascularised flap from the pericardium, muscle or omentum effectively prevented bronchial fistula in cases of multiple risk and is indicated in all cases of surgery for advanced lung cancer. |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20061216 Date Completed: 20061228 Latest Revision: 20061215 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PMID: | 17168366 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
English Abstract; Journal Article