Gastroparesis after video-assisted thoracic surgery: A case report

CONCLUSION: Although gastroparesis is a rare perioperative complication following VATS, clinicians should be on the alert when patients complain about gastrointestinal discomfort. When surgeons resect paraesophageal lymph nodes with electrocautery, excessive ambient heat and compression of paraesophageal hematoma might induce vagal nerve dysfunction.PMID:36969994 | PMC:PMC10037284 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v11.i8.1862

Source: Clinical Lung Cancer - March 27, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hang An Yu-Cun Liu Source Type: research