Carinal resection.

High Frequency Jet Ventilation of One Lung using a Bronchial Blocker of Univent during Carinal Resection

Airway management during carinal resection should provide adequate ventilation and oxygenation as well as a good surgical field, but without complications such as barotraumas or aspiration. One method of airway management is high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) of one lung or both lungs. We describe a patient undergoing carinal resection, who was managed with HFJV of one lung, using a de-ballo...

Ecmo-assisted carinal resection and reconstruction after left pneumonectomy

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) has become an increasingly important technique for patients with respiratory or cardiac failure for a variety of causes. In addition, there are many reports about the use of ECMO in surgical operation on neonates and children patients with tracheal obstruction. In this report we present a case about an adult patient who underwent a carinal resection an...

Severe hypoxemia during carinal resection in the lateral position under one-lung ventilation of a non-dependent lung: a case report

During one-lung ventilation (OLV) in the lateral position, the dependent, ventilated lung receives more blood flow than the non-dependent, non-ventilated lung owing to gravity, improving the match of ventilation and perfusion. Conversely, in the rare clinical situations when OLV is applied to the non-dependent lung, arterial oxygenation can get worse due to considerable shunt flow to the depend...

Carinal resection, left pneumonectomy, and right lung anastomosis for adenocystic basal cell carcinoma (cylindroma).

Rare and frequent postoperative complications after combined pneumonectomy for nonsmall-cell lung cancer

Methods The study includes 686 patients who underwent pneumonectomy for primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) from 2003 through 2012. There were male – 609 (88, 8%), female – 77 (11,2%). Squamous cell and adenocarcinoma were found in 492 (72%) and 145 (21%) patients, respectively. Right side pneumonectomy was performed at 337 patients, left side – at 349 patients. The combined pneumonectom...