title: [Re-operations for 2nd primary lung cancer detected during follow-up after lung cancer surgery].
abstract: Re-operations for 2nd primary lung cancers are one of the most challenging modality for thoracic surgeons. Surgeons should have knowledge of indication of re-operations as well as surgical techniques and perioperative management of patients with 2nd primary lung cancers. When performing repeated pulmonary resection on the same side of the 1st surgery, following points are important for accomplishment of a safe re-operation:1.Wide thoracotomy with muscle dissections is recommended. 2.Throughout adhesion lysis between lung parenchyma and surrounding structures are required before manipulating pulmonary vessels. 3.The main pulmonary artery is encircled before dissection of the pulmonary artery. 4.Surgeons should be familiar with intrapericardial exposure of the main pulmonary artery. The techniques consist of division of the ligament of arteriosum, incision of the pericardium, and encircle of the origin of the mail pulmonary. Re-operations for metachronous lung cancers provided favorable survival in patients with adequate physiologic pulmonary reserve.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000601:surgery*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods