Thoracoscopic lobectomy with chest wall resection after neoadjuvant therapy

Chest wall involvement from lung malignancy presents technical challenges for a minimally invasive surgical approach. Recently, new thoracoscopic rib cutting instrumentation has been developed and may offer a safe and efficient resection. Compared with thoracotomy, thoracoscopic lung and chest wall resection may potentially lower the morbidity associated with chest wall resection by thoracotomy. We present a case of thoracoscopic lobectomy with an en bloc chest wall resection.     

单孔胸腔镜肺癌根治术后使用单根胸腔引流管联合负压引流管的效果观察

目的:探讨单孔胸腔镜肺癌根治术后使用单根胸腔引流管联合负压引流管的效果。方法:选取2018年1月~2020年1月于我院行单孔胸腔镜肺癌根治术的肺癌患者100例为研究对象,采用随机数字表法分为两组,对照组患者放置一根30#多孔胸管,观察组在对照组的基础上放置一根负压引流管。比较两组患者的围术期相关指标、并发症的发生情况、手术VAS评分及CRP及PCT水平的变化情况。结果:两组患者总引流管留置时间和胸腔总引流量相比无统计学差异(P>0.05)。观察组患者的30#多孔胸管留置时间、住院时间及再次胸腔穿刺率显著短于/低于对照组(P<0.05),肺不张、漏气、积液或积气等总并发症发生率显著低于对照组(P<0.05);术后3 d和术后5 d的VAS评分均显著低于对照组(P<0.05),术后3 d的CRP及PCT水平显著低于对照组(P>0.05)。结论:单孔胸腔镜肺癌根治术后使用单根胸腔引流管联合负压引流管可显著减轻患者的疼痛,缩短30#多孔胸管留置时间及住院时间,降低再次胸腔穿刺率及并发症发生率,同时可缓解患者的炎症状态。     

经胸腔镜与开胸手术治疗胸腺瘤合并重症肌无力的临床疗效比较

目的:观察和比较经胸腔镜与开胸胸腺瘤扩大切除术治疗胸腺瘤伴重症肌无力(MG)患者的临床疗效和安全性。方法:回顾性分析2010年1月至2015年12月在新疆医科大学附属第一医院胸外科接受胸腔镜手术与开胸手术(本研究指胸骨正中劈开胸腺瘤扩大切除术)共120例胸腺瘤伴MG患者的临床资料,比较两组的手术时间、术后并发症、术后WHO病理分型、Masaoka分期、术后MGFA分级、远期随访总缓解率、术中出血量、术后拔管时间、术后住院天数和术后VAS疼痛评分。结果:两组手术时间、术后并发症、术后WHO病理分型、Masaoka分期、术后MGFA分级及远期随访总缓解率比较差异均无统计学意义(P0.05);开胸组肿瘤直径明显大于胸腔镜组,胸腔镜组术中出血量、术后拔管时间、术后住院天数和术后VAS疼痛评分明显短于或低于开胸组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:经胸腔镜与开胸胸腺瘤扩大切除术治疗MG的远期疗效相当,但胸腔镜手术创伤更小,有利于减少术后疼痛并加快患者恢复。     

应用电视胸腔镜进行三切口食管癌根治术的手术配合及护理体会

目的：总结应用电视胸腔镜（video,assistedthoracoscopic surgeryVATS）在三切口食管癌根治术中的手术配合过程。方法：回顾2011年5月至2013年5月共38例中上段食管癌患者应用电视胸腔镜进行三切口食管癌根治术,术中胸部采用微创技术,使用胸腔镜器械进行食管游离和淋巴结清扫,腹部小切口进行胃部游离并制作管状胃,最后颈部切口进行食管胃吻合。结果：顺利完成38例中上段食管癌患者的手术配合,手术护士可以通过电视胸腔镜观察手术进程,熟练默契的配合每个手术步骤,术中出血较少,胸部手术时间30．60min,无一例中转开胸病例。结论：电视胸腔镜手术安全,有效,微创,便于操作,手术时间较短。     

Trunk, abdomen, and pressure sore reconstruction

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe the principles of wound closure, torso reconstruction, and pressure sore reconstruction. 2. Outline standard options to treat defects of the chest, abdomen, and back and pressure ulcers in all anatomical areas. 3. Manage and prevent pressure ulcers. SUMMARY: Chest wall reconstruction is indicated following tumor resection, radiation wound breakdown, or intrathoracic sepsis. Principles of wound closure and chest wall stabilization, where indicated, are discussed. Principles of abdominal wall reconstruction continue to evolve with the introduction of newer bioprosthetics and the application of functional concepts for wound closure. The authors illustrate these principles using commonly encountered clinical scenarios and guidelines to achieve predictable results. Pressure ulcers continue to be devastating complications to patients' health and a functional hazard when they occur in the bedridden, in patients with spinal cord injuries, and in patients with neuromuscular disease. Management of pressure ulcers is also very expensive. The authors describe standard options to treat defects of the chest, abdomen, and back and pressure ulcers in all anatomical areas. A comprehensive understanding of principles and techniques will allow practitioners to approach difficult issues of torso reconstruction and pressure sores with a rational confidence and an expectation of generally satisfactory outcomes. With pressure ulcers, prevention remains the primary goal. Patient education and compliance coupled with a multidisciplinary team approach can reduce their occurrence significantly. Surgical management includes appropriate patient selection, adequate débridement, soft-tissue coverage, and use of flaps that will not limit future reconstructions if needed. Postoperatively, a strict protocol should be adapted to ensure the success of the flap procedure. Several myocutaneous flaps commonly used for the surgical management of pressure are discussed. Commonly used flaps in chest and abdominal wall reconstruction are discussed and these should be useful for the practicing plastic surgeon.     

Uni-incisional video-assisted thoracoscopic left lower lobectomy in a patient with an incomplete fissure

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was introduced nearly two decades ago. Since then, there has been a rapid development in minimal invasive techniques for lung cancer treatment. The common approach is the one performed through three incisions, including a utility incision of ～3 to 5 cm. However, lobectomy can be performed by using only two incisions (one camera port and working incision). A few clinics perform this approach. We began the two-incision technique in our institution in February 2009. After performing 95 cases with this technique, we observed that for lower lobes the second incision could be eliminated, and we performed the surgery by using only the 4-cm utility incision. This article describes a case report of a 57-year-old woman operated by this uni-incisional approach for a lower lobe video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy.     

Irradiation after immediate tissue expander/implant breast reconstruction: outcomes, complications, aesthetic results, and satisfaction among 156 patients

Chest wall irradiation is becoming increasingly common for mastectomy patients who have opted for immediate breast reconstruction with tissue expanders and implants. The optimal approach for such patients has not yet been defined. This study assesses the outcomes of a reconstruction protocol for patients who require irradiation after tissue expander/implant reconstruction. The charts of all patients who underwent immediate tissue expander/implant reconstruction at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center between January of 1995 and June of 2001 and who had not previously undergone irradiation were retrospectively reviewed. A subgroup of patients who required chest wall irradiation after mastectomy and reconstruction was identified. Those patients were treated according to the following treatment algorithm: (1) reconstruction with tissue expander placement at the time of mastectomy , (2) tissue expansion during postoperative chemotherapy, (3) exchange of the tissue expander for a permanent implant approximately 4 weeks after the completion of chemotherapy, and (4) chest wall irradiation beginning 4 weeks after the exchange. All irradiated patients with at least 1 year of follow-up monitoring after the completion of radiotherapy were evaluated with respect to aesthetic outcomes, capsular contracture, and patient satisfaction. A control group of nonirradiated patients was randomly selected from the cohort of patients treated during the study period. During the 5-year study period, a total of 687 patients underwent immediate reconstruction with tissue expanders. Eighty-one patients underwent postoperative irradiation after placement of the final implant. A total of 68 patients who received postoperative chest wall irradiation underwent at least 1 year of follow-up monitoring after the completion of radiotherapy, with a mean follow-up period of 34 months. Seventy-five nonirradiated patients were evaluated as a control group. Overall, 68 percent of the irradiated patients developed capsular contracture, compared with 40 percent in the nonirradiated group (p = 0.025). Eighty percent of the irradiated patients demonstrated acceptable (good to excellent) aesthetic results, compared with 88 percent in the nonirradiated group (p = not significant). Sixty-seven percent of the irradiated patients were satisfied with their reconstructions, compared with 88 percent of the nonirradiated patients (p = 0.004). Seventy-two percent of the irradiated patients stated that they would choose the same form of reconstruction again, compared with 85 percent of the nonirradiated patients. The results of this study suggest that tissue expander/implant reconstruction is an acceptable surgical option even when followed by postoperative radiotherapy and should be considered in the reconstruction algorithm for all patients, particularly those who may not be candidates for autogenous reconstruction.     

同期双侧胸腔镜联合肋骨接骨板内固定治疗双侧多发肋骨骨折的体会

目的:探讨同期双侧胸腔镜联合肋骨接骨板内固定治疗双侧多发肋骨骨折的方法及临床疗效评价。方法:对13例双侧多发肋骨骨折患者施行同期双侧胸腔镜联合肋骨接骨板内固定治疗,对于合并胸内损伤有胸腔探查指征者,先手术治疗损伤重的一侧;对于肋骨固定为主者,先手术治疗损伤较轻的一侧。固定材料选用形状记忆环抱接骨板。结果:全组13例患者均临床治愈,术后双侧胸痛明显缓解,胸廓畸形纠正,缩短ICU治疗时间,无明显并发症发生。结论:双侧多发肋骨骨折行同期双侧胸腔镜联合肋骨接骨板内固定治疗,能有效恢复胸廓的完整性,减少并发症,改善预后,而且具有创伤小的优点。     

The treatment of lower extremity sarcomas with wide excision, radiotherapy, and free-flap reconstruction.

Treatment of extremity sarcomas has evolved into a multidisciplinary approach utilizing surgery, radiotherapy, and, in some cases, chemotherapy. Limb-sparing surgery has maintained low rates of local recurrence when supplemented with early postoperative radiotherapy (brachytherapy). Leg defects that result from resection resemble those caused by trauma and appear ideally suited to free-flap reconstruction. However, the resection site is subjected to 4500 cGy of radiation given within 2 weeks of surgery. It has not been demonstrated that free flaps can endure early postoperative radiation without adverse effects. Three patients are presented with locally recurrent leg sarcomas treated by wide excision, brachytherapy, and free-flap reconstruction. All flaps survived, and the wounds healed uneventfully. This study reviews the current multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of lower extremity sarcomas and demonstrates the durability of free-flap reconstruction in the presence of early postoperative radiation therapy.     

胸部创伤的临床研究进展

虽然胸部创伤的处理方法复杂多样,但随着多层螺旋CT的应用以及低侵入性诊断手段如电视辅助胸腔镜和血管内修复技术的发展,胸部创伤的诊断与治疗正变得相对快捷和详尽。近年来,体外膜肺氧合(ECMO)疗法进一步降低了胸部创伤患者的死亡率。本文将就不同胸部创伤及对机体的影响、相关诊断与处理的临床研究进展进行综述。     

单孔、两孔及三孔胸腔镜下早期非小细胞肺癌根治术的效果比较研究

目的:通过比较不同胸腔镜手术方式治疗早期非小细胞肺癌根治术术后的相关临床指标,为临床手术方式提供经验。方法:收集我院2017年1月～2019年12月收治的行肺癌根治术的早期非小细胞肺癌病例共100例,分别采用单孔胸腔镜(40例),两孔胸腔镜(32例)及三孔胸腔镜(28例)手术方式,比较三组手术术中及术后的相关指标。结果:单孔胸腔镜组术中出血量、术后引流量明显少于两孔胸腔镜组和三孔胸腔镜组(P0.05),而两孔胸腔镜组明显少于三孔胸腔镜组(P0.05);单孔胸腔镜组术后胸管留置时间和术后住院时间均短于两孔胸腔镜组和三孔胸腔镜组(P0.05),而两孔胸腔镜组明显短于三孔胸腔镜组(P0.05)。三组组内疼痛评分术后24h低于术后12h,术后48h低于术后24h,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05)。三组组间不同时间点疼痛评分比较发现,单孔胸腔镜组疼痛评分低于两孔胸腔镜组和三孔胸腔镜组(P0.05),而两孔胸腔镜组低于三孔胸腔镜组(P0.05)。三组清扫淋巴结数目、淋巴结站数和术后并发症发生率差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:单孔胸腔镜早期非小细胞肺癌根治术与两孔、三孔胸腔镜手术相比优势明显,且不会显著增加术后并发症,可作为临床首选。     

Endoscopically assisted reconstruction of male and female poland syndrome

Poland syndrome produces deformities of the breast and chest wall that can be highly disfiguring in both men and women. Incisions from traditional surgical approaches can be unsightly, especially if a muscle harvest is used as part of the reconstruction. Herein is described a case series in which minimally invasive techniques were used to reconstruct defects in male and female patients with Poland syndrome. When evaluating patients with Poland syndrome, one should consider using minimally invasive techniques as an alternative reconstructive option.     

Repair of concavity of thoracic wall with silicone elastomer implant. Case report.

We corrected a chest wall defect by fabricating and inserting a prosthesis made from Silastic RTV 382 (a silicone elastomer). This reconstruction in our 19-year-old patient was easier, less expensive, less time consuming, and more acceptable cosmetically than we could have obtained by using thoraco-abdominal flap.     

CT and radiographic analysis of sagittal profile changes following thoracoscopic anterior scoliosis surgery

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Previous studies report an increase in thoracic kyphosis after anterior approaches and a flattening of sagittal contours following posterior approaches. Difficulties with measuring sagittal parameters on radiographs are avoided with reformatted sagittal CT reconstructions due to the superior endplate clarity afforded by this imaging modality. METHODS: A prospective study of 30 Lenke 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients receiving selective thoracoscopic anterior spinal fusion (TASF) was performed. Participants had ethically approved low dose CT scans at minimum 24 months after surgery in addition to their standard care following surgery. The change in sagittal contours on supine CT was compared to standing radiographic measurements of the same patients and with previous studies. Inter-observer variability was assessed as well as whether hypokyphotic and normokyphotic patient groups responded differently to the thoracoscopic anterior approach. RESULTS: Mean T5-12 kyphosis Cobb angle increased by 11.8 degrees and lumbar lordosis increased by 5.9 degrees on standing radiographs two years after surgery. By comparison, CT measurements of kyphosis and lordosis increased by 12.3 degrees and 7.0 degrees respectively. 95% confidence intervals for inter-observer variability of sagittal contour measurements on supine CT ranged between 5-8 degrees. TASF had a slightly greater corrective effect on patients who were hypokyphotic before surgery compared with those who were normokyphotic. CONCLUSIONS: Restoration of sagittal profile is an important goal of scoliosis surgery, but reliable measurement with radiographs suffers from poor endplate clarity. TASF significantly improves thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis while preserving proximal and distal junctional alignment in thoracic AIS patients. Supine CT allows greater endplate clarity for sagittal Cobb measurements and linear relationships were found between supine CT and standing radiographic measurements. In this study, improvements in sagittal kyphosis and lordosis following surgery were in agreement with prior anterior surgery studies, and add to the current evidence suggesting that anterior correction is more capable than posterior approaches of addressing the sagittal component of both the instrumented and adjacent non instrumented segments following surgical correction of progressive Lenke 1 idiopathic scoliosis.     

Pancreatic Cancer Surgical Resection Margins: Molecular Assessment by Mass Spectrometry Imaging

BackgroundSurgical resection with microscopically negative margins remains the main curative option for pancreatic cancer; however, in practice intraoperative delineation of resection margins is challenging. Ambient mass spectrometry imaging has emerged as a powerful technique for chemical imaging and real-time diagnosis of tissue samples. We applied an approach combining desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging (DESI-MSI) with the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) statistical method to diagnose pancreatic tissue sections and prospectively evaluate surgical resection margins from pancreatic cancer surgery.ConclusionsOur findings provide evidence that the molecular information obtained by DESI-MSI/Lasso from pancreatic tissue samples has the potential to transform the evaluation of surgical specimens. With further development, we believe the described methodology could be routinely used for intraoperative surgical margin assessment of pancreatic cancer.     

电视胸腔镜在闭合性胸外伤诊治中的应用

目的:探讨电视胸腔镜手术(video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery,VATS)在闭合性胸外伤中诊断、治疗中的价值。方法:2004年6月～2011年6月选择68例闭合性胸外伤患者,应用VATS进行探查、诊断,同时进行肺修补、肺楔形切除、肋间血管止血、肋骨骨折固定等操作以及小切口辅助手术。结果:68例经VATS探查损伤情况:肺裂伤30例,凝固性血胸15例,肋间血管损伤10例,肋骨骨折需手术复位、固定12例,肺内血肿形成5例,膈疝3例,胸廓内血管损伤2例。VATS行肺修补术25例,肺楔形切除术7例,血管止血术12例,肋骨骨折复位、固定术12例,VATS辅助胸壁小切口肺叶切除术3例,膈疝修补术3例。VATS手术时间25～125 min,平均71.7 min。术后1～7 d胸腔少量积液、积气9例,少量咯血8例。68例随访2～17个月,平均9.2个月,复查胸片显示患肺复张良好,胸腔无积液、积气。结论:闭合性胸外伤患者应用VTAS诊治,可使诊断及时、准确,患者创伤小、恢复快,疗效满意。     

Management of radiation necrosis and advanced cancer of the chest wall in patients with breast malignancy.

Aggressive resection, with individualized reconstruction by several methods, is of value in many patients with radiation necrosis and/or advanced breast cancer of the chest wall. Although this does not always significantly lengthen survival, it can improve the quality of life markedly in many instances. Remarkably large defects can be reconstructed with single-stage procedures.     

First report of pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy

IntroductionPulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) is a very rare disease, comprising approximately 3% of lung cancers. Even for Stage I disease, recurrence after resection is common, with a poor five-year overall survival. We present the first report of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for pulmonary LCNEC.MethodsA 54-year-old woman with a left upper lobe pulmonary nodule underwent a wedge resection with thoracoscopic mediastinal lymph node dissection, revealing a 2.3 cm pT1b N0 LCNEC. Approximately one year later, surveillance imaging demonstrated a new left upper lobe PET-avid nodule, resulting in completion left upper lobectomy revealing LCNEC, with 0/6 involved lymph nodes and negative staging studies. The patient subsequently chose surveillance over adjuvant chemotherapy; unfortunately 23 months later imaging revealed an enlarging 0.7 cm nodule adjacent to the previous resection site, despite the patient remaining in good health (KPS = 90). Subsequent restaging demonstrated no evidence of metastatic disease. Due to the morbidity of a third operation in this region, and based on the safety of SBRT for Stage I non small-cell lung cancer, the consensus decision from our thoracic oncology team was to proceed with SBRT as preferred management for presumptive second recurrence of LCNEC. The patient shortly thereafter underwent SBRT (50 Gy in 10 Gy/fraction) to this new nodule, 41 months following initial LCNEC diagnosis.ResultsFour months following SBRT, the patient remains in excellent clinical condition (KPS 90), with no evidence of disease spread on surveillance studies. The nodule itself demonstrated no evidence of growth following SBRT.ConclusionsThis first report of SBRT for pulmonary LCNEC demonstrates that SBRT is a feasible modality for this rare disease. A multidisciplinary thoracic oncology approach involving medical oncology, thoracic surgery, radiation oncology and pulmonology is strongly recommended to ensure proper patient selection for receipt of SBRT.     

Adaptive modeling of the human rib cage in median sternotomy

This paper describes a limited computer-analyzed kinematic model of the rib cage that can be adapted to individual subjects. Also described is its validation and use in assessing the changes in chest wall shape after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in 12 patients. The positions of a small number of anatomic locations on the thoracic spine, ribs, manubrium, and sternum are measured from lateral and posterior-anterior chest radiographs. The computer program puts these two views together removing the magnification and reconstructs any missing points to give a three-dimensional picture of the rib cage to which mathematical models of the bones are scaled. The patients had chest radiographs taken at total lung capacity (TLC) and residual volume (RV) to investigate the source of the restrictive ventilatory defect that follows CABG. The predictions from the model were tested by comparing full-sized computer plots with the actual chest radiographs. The estimates of the bony structures were accurate to +/- 3 degrees for orientations and +/- 6 mm for positions. We found reduced rib motion both "pump-handle" (theta) and "bucket handle" (psi) going from theta, psi left, psi right = 9 degrees, 10 degrees, 14 degrees to 4 degrees, 10 degrees, 9 degrees, respectively, after surgery with P less than 0.025, 0.42, 0.07. The angles were measured from the horizontal and increased caudally. There was also reduction in the range of angles subtended by the arc of the thoracic vertebrae between TLC and RV, which went from 12 degrees to -1 degrees (P less than 0.015). These data explain the fall in lung volumes that follow CABG and provide insight into the contribution made by the ribs and spine in full inspiration and full expiration.     

Breast cancer recurrence after immediate reconstruction: patterns and significance

Local recurrence of cancer after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction is generally regarded as a poor prognostic indicator. This study was conducted to identify specific patterns of local recurrence following reconstruction and to determine their biological significance. The records of all patients who had undergone immediate breast reconstruction at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center between June 1, 1988, and December 31, 1998, were reviewed. The records of patients who had local tumor recurrence were then carefully analyzed. During this 10-year period, a local recurrence of cancer was found to have developed in 39 of 1694 patients (2.3 percent). Most recurrences were in the skin or subcutaneous tissue (n = 28; 72 percent), and the remainder were in the "chest wall" (n = 11; 28 percent), as defined by skeletal or muscular involvement. Transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps were used most often in both groups, but latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flaps and implant techniques were also used in some patients. Patients with subcutaneous tissue recurrence had an overall survival rate of 61 percent at follow-up of 80.8 months, compared with patients with chest wall recurrence, whose survival rate was 45 percent at similar follow-up. Metastases were less likely to develop in patients with subcutaneous tissue recurrence than in those with chest wall recurrence (57 percent versus 91 percent; p = 0.044); the former group also had a greater chance of remaining disease-free after treatment of the recurrence (39 percent versus 9 percent), respectively. Metastasis-free survival was higher in patients with subcutaneous tissue recurrence than with chest wall recurrence (2-year and 5-year survival: 52 and 42 percent versus 24 and 24 percent; p = 0.04). In both groups, the time to detection of the recurrence was similar (subcutaneous tissue recurrence, 27.1 months, versus chest wall recurrence, 29.5 months). Distant disease did not develop in one patient only in the chest wall recurrence group; this patient remained disease-free at 70 months. From these results, it was concluded that (1) not all local recurrences are the same: patients with subcutaneous tissue recurrence have better survival rates, a decreased incidence of metastases, and a greater chance of remaining disease-free than do those with chest wall recurrence; (2) immediate breast reconstruction (although potentially, it can conceal chest wall recurrence) does not seem to delay the detection of chest wall recurrence; and (3) even if a chest wall recurrence develops, it is highly associated with metastatic disease, and the survival rate is not likely to have been influenced by earlier detection. These data support the continued use of immediate breast reconstruction without fear of concealing a recurrence or influencing the oncologic outcome.