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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1998;14:46-53
© 1998 Elsevier Science NL
Special hospital for pulmology and thoracic surgery, Fachkrankenhaus für Lungenheilkunde und Thoraxchirurgie, FLT, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Berlin-Buch, Germany
Received 28 September 1997; received in revised form 9 March 1998; accepted 21 April 1998.
Corresponding author. Karower Strasse 11, 13125 Berlin, Germany. Tel.: +49 3094 802102; fax: +49 3094 97060; e-mail: marcus@laokoon.in-berlin.de
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of postoperative complications after bronchoplastic procedures in the treatment of pulmonary malignant tumors and to analyze the factors influencing the complication rate. Methods: During a 5-year-period (1992–1996) 79 patients (68 male, 11 female, mean age 57 years) underwent reconstructive operations for bronchial malignancies. We performed 58 bronchoplastic procedures and 21 combined broncho- and angioplastic procedures. Among the bronchoplastic procedures the number of sleeve resections (n=44) and wedge resections (n=35) were comparable. Results: Fifty-nine patients (74,7%) showed a regular postoperative course; 12 patients (15,2%) had severe postoperative complications (death, re-operation). Concerning the primary operation the operative 30-day mortality was 5.1% (n=4) and including the two deaths after re-operation it was 7.6% (n=6). After subdividing the patients into three groups (severe, less severe and no complications) we tried to determine predictors for occurrence of postoperative complications. There was a higher rate of severe complications in the age group 61–70 years (6/25=24%) as compared with younger patients between 51 and 60 years (4/38=10,5%; P<0,05). Concerning the location, the outcome was better after sleeve- or wedge lobectomies of the upper lobes (four complications/51 patients=7.8%) compared with procedures of the lower lobes (3/14=21.4%). The data could not prove a lower frequency of severe postoperative complications or specific morbidity after pleural coverage following bronchial sleeve resection. The complication rate was higher when sleeve resection of the bronchus was performed (10/44=22.7%) as compared with wedge resections (2/35=5.7%; P=0,011) and after resection of T3/T4 tumors (6/28=21,4%) compared with T1/T2 tumors (4/37=10.8%; P<0,05). Conclusions: Bronchoplastic procedures represent a fairly safe therapy opportunity in patients with centrally localized bronchial carcinoma and compromised or uncompromized pulmonary function. In this study the complication rate was higher after sleeve resection of the bronchus as compared with wedge resection. Pleural coverage of the anastomosis was not effective to prevent major complications due to dehiscence of the bronchial anastomosis. A pedicled muscle flap could be a valuable alternative.
Key Words: NSCLC • Bronchoplastic resections • Sleeve-lobectomy • Bronchoplasty • Anastomotic coverage • Complications
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