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 and reconstruction after left pneumonectomy with ECMO assistance successfully. To our knowledge, this case is the first of its kind to use ECMO in adult carinal resection and reconstruction after pneumonectomy. In this report, we try to illustrate that ECMO is effective in operations of this kind.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tang Du Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, China. leijie368@sina.com
Jie
J
Lei
Kai
K
Su
Xiao F
XF
Li
Yong A
YA
Zhou
Yong
Y
Han
Li J
LJ
Huang
Xiao P
XP
Wang
D001999:Bronchoscopy; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy