Combined aortic arch resection for lung cancer using total rerouting of supra-arch vessels.

Combined aortic arch resection for lung cancer using total rerouting of supra-arch vessels. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Dec 01;: Authors: Shintani Y, Shimamura K, Funaki S, Kimura K, Kin K, Kuratani T, Sawa Y Abstract Surgery for aortic arch involvement in lung cancer cases is challenging, and generally requires extracorporeal circulation with circulatory arrest or a cerebral protection technique. To reduce morbidity, we developed a novel surgical technique for total aortic arch replacement for lung cancer with aortic arch involvement that features total rerouting of supra-arch vessels under a beating heart condition. A 56-year-old male was diagnosed with lung cancer and aortic arch invasion was suspected. Following concurrent chemoradiotherapy, a left upper lobectomy with total arch replacement was performed using our new technique. Thirty-six months after the operation, there was no recurrence. PMID: 30513316 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research