Endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for staging of lung cancer / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

Objective To evaluate the clinical effects of endobronchial ultrasound - transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the evaluation of staging of lung cancer.Methods Between July 2008 to March 2010,the first 128 patients selected by CT or PET/CT scanning with lung cancer in whom metastatic carcinoma in the hilar and/or mediastinal lymph nodes underwent EBUS-TBNA and were clinically followed up.There were 102 males and 26 femals with the age of 37 - 85 years,average 60.1 years.Review the performance in check and the result of biopsy.Results From 128 patients of mean age 60.1 years ( range 37 - 85 ),189 lymph nodes were punctured.The mean diameter of the nodes was 12.3 mm and the range was 6-16 mm.There were no procedural complications.Accuracy,sensitivity,and specificity for EBUS-TBNA were 98.53％,98.50％,and 100％,respectively.Conclusion EBUS-TBNA allows real-time visualization of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes,allowing sampling safely and efficiently.It has great potential for diagnosis of staging of lung cancer.

The diagnosis and therapy of the sclerosing hemangioma of the lung with video-assisted thoracic surgery / 中国基层医药

Objective To investigate the diagnosis and therapy of the sclerosing hemangioma of the lung.Mothods The case history of 15 patients were analyzed retrospectively and summarized the diagnosis and therapy of the Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung.Results There were 2 males and 13 females(1:6.5).No patients were diagnosed this disease before operation for there were no specific imageology features.The tumor cell indicated pantomorphia and there were 3 cases were misdiagnosed during the operation frozen section pathology.The optimization therapy methods was to resect the tumor with the VATS.The prognosis of this disease was well and there were no cases recurrence in these 15 patients.Conclusion The sclerosing hemangioma of the lung was the benign tumor and there were no specific imageology features.The misdiagnosis was frequently before operation.To resect the tumor with the VATS was the optimal therapy method.

Clinical application of lung transplantation with size reduced graft lung / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To report the experience of lung transplantation with size reduced graft lung.Methods Four cases receiving lung transplantation with size reduced graft lung were analyzed retrospectively.In case 1,left lung transplantation combined with contra-hteral lung volume mduction.In case 2,right lung transplantation Wag individually performed with partially msecfion of upper lobe of graft lung.In case 3.bilateral sequential lung transplantation wag performed using graft lung with partially resection of bilateral upper lobes.In the remained ease,bilateral sequential lung tansplantation was performed using graft lung with resection of right lower lobe.Results All the size reduced graft lungs had good functions during the peri-operation period.Case 1 and case 2 still survived without obvious complication.Case 3 experienced temporary air leak on the 5th day postoperation and cured by water seal drainage but died of abrupt bronchorrhea due to aspergillus infection on the 32th day postoperation.The last cage experienced smoothly recovery excepted fatal virus pneumonia 2 months postopemtion.Conclusion Size reduced graft lungs can be successfully used for transplantation.

Allogenic single-lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 4 cases / 中国组织工程研究

Clinical data of 4 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who underwent allogenic single-lung transplantation were retrospectively analyzed. All cases received corpse donor lungs. One case with diffuse emphysema underwent right lung transplantation. and 3 received left lung transplantation. including one underwent fight lung volume reduction during surgery and 2 cases underwent right lung volume reduction post-transplantation. The inductive treatment with daclizumab or antithymocyte globulin was done and the rejection was prevented with Tacrolimus. mycophenolate and prednisone. The surgery was successfulin 4 cases. One case developed acute rejection on the fifth day post-transplantation. and controlled using methylprednisolone. Two cases discharged successfully, of whom one lived more than 2 years. Two cases died 74 days and 77 days after lung transplantation. respectively.

Bronchial sleeve resection and reconstruction of pulmonary artery by video-assisted thoracic small incision surgery for lung cancer / 中国肺癌杂志

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>The mini-invasive surgery is now performed widely and these operations have been used in complete resection of lung cancer. The aim of this study is to summarize the results and to explore practicability of bronchial sleeve resection and reconstruction of pulmonary artery by video-assisted thoracic small incision surgery for lung neoplasms.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 109 patients were retrospectively reviewed, who underwent sleeve lobectomy and bronchoplasty by video-assisted thoracic small incision surgery for lung neoplasms from January 1995 to December 2005.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Operations were performed successfully for all the patients. The small incisions' length ranged from 3 to 15 cm and the mean length was 10 cm. The surgical time was 125-180 min and the mean was 150 min; blood loss was 210-450 mL and the mean was 320 mL. There was no operative mortality, occurrence of anastomosis stenosis and fistula. Follow-up results showed that there was no sign of re-perfusion hurt and no edema in remaining lobes. There was no blood transfusion in 80.7% of cases (88/109), no shoulder hurt in 94.5% of cases (103/109). The stay in hospital was 7-15 days, and the average was 9 days.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The bronchial sleeve resection and reconstruction of pulmonary artery by video-assisted thoracic small incision surgery for lung cancer could finish the same work as traditional thoracic lateral incision, with less trauma, less bleeding and blood transfusion, less time in opening and closing thorax.</p>

Use of branchofiberoscopy or video-assisted thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hamartoma:A report of 43 cases / 中国微创外科杂志

Objective To summarize the experience of the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hamartoma.Methods Bronchoscopic enucleation of tumor was conducted in 1 case of endobrochial hamartoma, while video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed in 42 cases(consisting of 40 cases of pulmonary wedge resection,1 case of lobectomy,and 1 case of bilateral lesion biopsy).Results Pathological examinations revealed hamartoma in all the 43 cases,including 1 case of multiple lesions and 1 case of hamartoma complicated with lung cancer.The diagnostic accordance rate was 11.6%(5/43).Follow-up in 37 cases for 4 months~ 11 years(mean,41.2 months) showed no recurrence or malignant change.Conclusions Pulmonary hamartoma is difficult to be confirmatively diagnosed preoperatively.Endoscopic operations can give an accurate diagnosis and a thorough removal of the lesion,with minimal invasion and rapid recovery.