[Management of short-term complications after pneumonectomy for pulmonary tuberculosis].

OBJECTIVE: To explore the diagnosis and management of short-term complications after pneumonectomy for pulmonary tuberculosis. METHODS: The clinical data and management of short-term complications in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis after pneumonectomy were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. RESULTS: From September 2000 to September 2010, 206 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis underwent pneumonectomy, of whom 26 experienced complications shortly after the surgery. Postoperative acute type II respiratory failure occurred in 5 within 14 months post-operation, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in 2 within 3 months post-operation, chest hemorrhage in 7 within 20 days post-operation, empyema in 8 within 4 years post-operation, and bronchopleural fistula in 4 cases within 50 days post-operation. Of the 7 cases with chest hemorrhage, 2 were cured and 5 dead. All the 8 cases with empyema were cured. Of the patients with bronchopleural fistula, 2 were cured, 1 failed, and 1 was dead. CONCLUSIONS: Pneumonectomy for pulmonary tuberculosis carries a higher risk of developing serious complications such as chest hemorrhage, acute type II respiratory failure and bronchopleural fistula. Most complications can be managed successfully if diagnosed and treated early.

[Clinical analysis of treating 174 cases with pulmonary tuberculosis by pneumonectomy].

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and indication of pneumonectomy in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. METHODS: From January 1992 to the end of 2008, 174 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis underwent pneumonectomy. According to the classification of pulmonary tuberculosis, there were tuberculous destroyed lungs (n = 106), chronic fibro-cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis (n = 27), cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis with aspergilloma (n = 5), tuberculous tracheobronchial stenosis (n = 16), pulmonary tuberculosis with encapsulated empyema (n = 5), tuberculous empyema with broncho pleural fistula (n = 4) and massive hemoptysis (n = 11). RESULTS: The surgical approaches were pneumonectomy (n = 146), pleuropneumonectomy (n = 21), chlorine pneumonectomy (n = 3), pneumonectomy with thoracoplasty (n = 1) and pneumonectomy with tracheoplasty (n = 3). The overall clinical cure rate was 93.0%, the rate of complications 11.5% and the operative mortality 2.3%. There were 3 dead cases resulting from operations in six months. CONCLUSION: Tuberculosis chemotherapy is an important modality for pulmonary tuberculosis, but surgical therapy remains essential for some patients. Pneumonectomy may increase the cure rates of severe pulmonary and multiple drug resistant tuberculosis.

[Preoperative chemotherapy for long-term results of small cell lung cancer].

OBJECTIVE: To reveal the pre-operative chemotherapy for long-term of small cell lung cancer. METHODS: From January 1994 to January 2005, 263 patients with small cell lung cancer underwent combined therapy. The comparison of long-term survival rates was made between pre-operative chemotherapy group (n = 111) (group A) and post-operative chemotherapy (n = 96) (group B). RESULTS: The analyses disclosed that the overall 5-year survival rate was 42.16%. The 5-year survival rate of group A was 38.25% while in group B it was 46.57%. 5-year survival rate of group A for N0-1 and N2 was 40.12% and 39.22%, that for stage I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV was 60.15%, 35.70%, 40.16%, 14.29% and 0 respectively. 5-year survival rate of group B for N0-1 and N2 was 51.91% and 42.69%, that for stage I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV was 61.1%, 50.23%, 42.32%, 26.47% and 0 respectively. CONCLUSION: The comparison of the survival rate between patients with the pre-operative chemotherapy and those with chemotherapy post-operatively revealed trend of variation. Operation plus post-operative chemotherapy mode is indispensable for better prognosis of small cell lung cancer.