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Carinal Pneumonectomy. Cameron Wright, MD Thoracic Surgery MGH 2012 Focus on Thoracic Surgery: Lung Cancer. Disclosures. None. Sleeve Pneumonectomy. Can be performed on either side but right side much more common Typical case is a NSCLC involving the right tracheobronchial angle
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CarinalPneumonectomy Cameron Wright, MD Thoracic Surgery MGH 2012 Focus on Thoracic Surgery: Lung Cancer
Disclosures None
Sleeve Pneumonectomy • Can be performed on either side but right side much more common • Typical case is a NSCLC involving the right tracheobronchial angle • Careful bronchoscopy by the surgeon crucial to delineate the extent of endobronchial disease • 4 cm of trachea is the most that can be resected in the average case
Evaluation and Treatment • Chest CT with IV contrast • Metastatic survey (CT/PET for nodes, distant disease) • Consider EBUS-FNA as preferred technique to stage the mediastinum • Delay mediastinoscopy to day of resection so as to not limit tracheal mobility • Ensure POP-FEV1 is adequate (Quantitative V/Q to accurately predict) • Use CT/RT induction with particular caution-would favor induction chemotherapy alone if needed
Technique of Right Sleeve Pneumonectomy • Bronchoscopy to ensure enough LMB and trachea are present for reconstruction • Mediastinoscopy to sample nodes and free up anterior trachea (blood supply is lateral) • Use long wire reinforced ETT (not DL ETT) to intubate LMB for thoracotomy • Thoracotomy in 4th interspace, or median sternotomy
Technique of Sleeve Pneumonectomy • Explore chest, confirm resectability • Decide about SVC involvement • Measure extent of tracheal involvement • Divide vessels first • Bring sterile ETT and airway circuit onto field (rarely need jet ventilation)
Technique of Sleeve Pneumonectomy • Encircle trachea and LMB at proposed division sites (avoid L RLN!) • Free up anterior LMB to enhance mobility • Divide LMB after pulling back indwelling ETT • Ventilate LMB from the field ETT • Divide trachea and check margins
Technique of Anastomosis • Place 2-0 Vicryl stay sutures 2 rings deep at 3 and 9 o’clock around 1 ring with knot outside • Place circumferential 4-0 Vicryl sutures about 4 mm deep and 4 mm apart while adjusting for size discrepancy
Technique of Sleeve Pneumonectomy • Flex chin and tie stay sutures first (left wall will have least tension) • Tie 4-0 sutures next-cartilage first, then membraneous wall • Check for airleaks • Wrap anastomosis with fat pad or other tissue buttress • Extubate patient at end of case
Results of Sleeve Pneunonectomy • Operative mortality usually 7-10% (was 25%) • Post-pneumonectomy ARDS most common cause of early mortality • Anastomotic complications uncommon but life-threatening • Five year survival 20 to 40% • Prognostic factors: nodal status,FEV1
Sleeve Pneunonectomy-Conclusion • Rare subset of pulmonary resections • Avoid N2 disease and induction chemoradiotherapy • Avoid lengthy resections of trachea • Mobilize airway to reduce tension • Careful anastomotic technique • Wrap anastomosis