Lung major resections involving bronchovascular reconstruction pose a surgical challenge due to their technical complexity and frequency.The traditional techniques to perform vascular or bronchial reconstructions thro...Lung major resections involving bronchovascular reconstruction pose a surgical challenge due to their technical complexity and frequency.The traditional techniques to perform vascular or bronchial reconstructions through multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS)approach can be applied also by uniportal VATS approach.Nevertheless,specific tools have already been developed in order to facilitate these procedures through uniportal VATS approach increasing comfort and workspace through the single port utility.These procedures must be performed just in very highly uniportal VATS trained teams and it is recommended that teams who perform these techniques previously have completed the advanced learning curve for lung major resections through uniportal VATS approach.The aim of this paper is to describe the major key points for performing most frequent bronchovascular reconstructions through uniportal VATS approach in a safe and feasible way.Operative technique is step by step described in order to safely perform most common uniportal VATS left/right side lung major bronchovascular resections and reconstructions.Specific tip and tricks are detailed in order to facilitate vascular control,bronchovascular reconstructions and unexpected bleeding control through uniportal VATS approach.展开更多
Chest CT frequently reveals small pulmonary lesions. If there is no associated hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy, small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is considered to be very early-stage. Few studies, however, have descr...Chest CT frequently reveals small pulmonary lesions. If there is no associated hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy, small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is considered to be very early-stage. Few studies, however, have described the characteristic CT findings of very early-stage SCLC. Clarifying these findings would reduce diagnostic delay. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristic CT findings of very earlystage SCLC. Computed tomography images obtained from 547 consecutive patients with lung cancer between 2003 and 2012 at Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital were reviewed retrospectively. One hundred of these patients had SCLC and 447 had non-SCLC (NSCLC). These CT images, along with any that had also been obtained prior to the one on which the final diagnosis was based, were reviewed. In 5 of the cases reviewed, specific findings and a characteristic spreading pattern were identified on CT images that might have allowed a diagnosis of SCLC to have been made sooner. The findings included a sub-pleural, small nodule accompanied by daughter nodules spreading longitudinally along the bronchovascular bundle, no air bronchogram or cavitation, and background emphysematous change. These were not identified on CT images of very earlystage NCSLC, however (n = 22). Awareness of the relevance of these findings would help physicians and radiologists arrive at a differential diagnosis of small pulmonary nodules.展开更多
人肺部的解剖结构复杂,其中支气管、动脉、静脉及动静脉分支的走行变化多样.肺癌是一种发病率较高的呼吸系统恶性肿瘤.与对早期肺癌患者进行传统的肺叶切除术相比,对其进行胸腔镜肺段切除术的难度更大,对手术精准度的要求更高.三维CT支...人肺部的解剖结构复杂,其中支气管、动脉、静脉及动静脉分支的走行变化多样.肺癌是一种发病率较高的呼吸系统恶性肿瘤.与对早期肺癌患者进行传统的肺叶切除术相比,对其进行胸腔镜肺段切除术的难度更大,对手术精准度的要求更高.三维CT支气管血管重建(threedimensional-computed tomography bronchography and angiography,3D-CTBA)技术是一种先进的影像学技术.对早期肺癌患者进行胸腔镜精准肺段切除术前,对其病灶图像实施三维CT支气管血管重建,能清晰地显示其肺部的三维解剖结构及肺段支气管、动脉、静脉的走行及变异情况,明确其病灶的位置及归属的肺段,规划手术的安全切缘及手术路径,实现术前的规划、导航、模拟、推演及术中的对照解剖,进而可显著提高手术的精准度和安全性.本文主要是对三维CT支气管血管重建技术在胸腔镜精准肺段切除术中应用的情况及相关的研究进展进行介绍.展开更多
文摘Lung major resections involving bronchovascular reconstruction pose a surgical challenge due to their technical complexity and frequency.The traditional techniques to perform vascular or bronchial reconstructions through multiportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery(VATS)approach can be applied also by uniportal VATS approach.Nevertheless,specific tools have already been developed in order to facilitate these procedures through uniportal VATS approach increasing comfort and workspace through the single port utility.These procedures must be performed just in very highly uniportal VATS trained teams and it is recommended that teams who perform these techniques previously have completed the advanced learning curve for lung major resections through uniportal VATS approach.The aim of this paper is to describe the major key points for performing most frequent bronchovascular reconstructions through uniportal VATS approach in a safe and feasible way.Operative technique is step by step described in order to safely perform most common uniportal VATS left/right side lung major bronchovascular resections and reconstructions.Specific tip and tricks are detailed in order to facilitate vascular control,bronchovascular reconstructions and unexpected bleeding control through uniportal VATS approach.
文摘Chest CT frequently reveals small pulmonary lesions. If there is no associated hilar or mediastinal lymphadenopathy, small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is considered to be very early-stage. Few studies, however, have described the characteristic CT findings of very early-stage SCLC. Clarifying these findings would reduce diagnostic delay. The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristic CT findings of very earlystage SCLC. Computed tomography images obtained from 547 consecutive patients with lung cancer between 2003 and 2012 at Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital were reviewed retrospectively. One hundred of these patients had SCLC and 447 had non-SCLC (NSCLC). These CT images, along with any that had also been obtained prior to the one on which the final diagnosis was based, were reviewed. In 5 of the cases reviewed, specific findings and a characteristic spreading pattern were identified on CT images that might have allowed a diagnosis of SCLC to have been made sooner. The findings included a sub-pleural, small nodule accompanied by daughter nodules spreading longitudinally along the bronchovascular bundle, no air bronchogram or cavitation, and background emphysematous change. These were not identified on CT images of very earlystage NCSLC, however (n = 22). Awareness of the relevance of these findings would help physicians and radiologists arrive at a differential diagnosis of small pulmonary nodules.
文摘人肺部的解剖结构复杂,其中支气管、动脉、静脉及动静脉分支的走行变化多样.肺癌是一种发病率较高的呼吸系统恶性肿瘤.与对早期肺癌患者进行传统的肺叶切除术相比,对其进行胸腔镜肺段切除术的难度更大,对手术精准度的要求更高.三维CT支气管血管重建(threedimensional-computed tomography bronchography and angiography,3D-CTBA)技术是一种先进的影像学技术.对早期肺癌患者进行胸腔镜精准肺段切除术前,对其病灶图像实施三维CT支气管血管重建,能清晰地显示其肺部的三维解剖结构及肺段支气管、动脉、静脉的走行及变异情况,明确其病灶的位置及归属的肺段,规划手术的安全切缘及手术路径,实现术前的规划、导航、模拟、推演及术中的对照解剖,进而可显著提高手术的精准度和安全性.本文主要是对三维CT支气管血管重建技术在胸腔镜精准肺段切除术中应用的情况及相关的研究进展进行介绍.