title: Simultaneous laparoscopic colorectal resection and pulmonary resection by minithoracotomy: report of four cases.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to determine the feasibility of simultaneous resection of colorectal cancer by laparoscopy and a pulmonary lesion through minithoracotomy. Four patients underwent laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer followed by pulmonary resection. The mean operative duration was 390 min and the mean blood loss was 133 mL. The postoperative course was uneventful. The indication for simultaneous resection of colorectal cancer by the laparoscopic approach and a pulmonary lesion is controversial. This method is safe and feasible in selected patients, but whether colorectal resection or pulmonary surgery is performed first should be determined on a case-by-case basis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: Seiichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Taihei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oshiro
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Shun-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D061646:Operative Time; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Laparoscopic colorectal resection; pulmonary resection; simultaneous resection