BACKGROUND: The involvement of superior vena cava is a common condition in locally advanced thoracic tumors. Patients may benefit from the high risk operation. This study proposed a programmed procedure to optimize surgical techniques, which can facilitate the safety of operation via median thoracotomy. METHODS: A total of 35 patients with thoracic disease involved superior vena cava underwent prosthetic vascular reconstruction via median thoracotomy. All patients were confirmed locally advanced without distant metastasis including 16 pulmonary neoplasm and 19 mediastinal disease. The operations proceed from left to right with one direction manner. The initial part of the left innominate vein was dissected, then cut off, so as to lift tumor, the pericardium was opened, and the left innominate vein and the right artrium were bridged with prosthetic vascular. The proximal end of the superior vena cava which not invaded was dissected and the tumor was pulled to the caudal side, the right mediastinal pleura was opened and the right inner mammary vascular was ligated and the right innominate vein was fully revealed. Stretch the tumor to left top, cut azygos vein on above the hilum, then block the right innominate vein and superior vena cava, removed involved part of blood vessels, the right innominate vein and superior vena cava was connected with prosthetic vascular. With these procedures the superior vena cava was reconstructed completely. RESULTS: The operation was completed successfully in all cases. Postoperative complications included 6 cases with arrhythmia, 5 cases with hypoxemia, 1 case with myasthenia crisis, 1 case with cardiac hernia, and 2 cases with fungal infection. 2 patients died of myocardial infarction and lung infection respectively with a mortality rate of 5.12%. The remaining 33 cases were discharged successfully. The average postoperative hospital stay was 15 days. Of the 10 patients with superior vena cava syndrome preoperatively, 8 patients had symptoms relief except 2 cases with intraoperative intravascular thrombosis. CONCLUSIONS: We recommended the programmed procedure of prosthetic reconstruction of the superior vena cava, standardize the details of treatment, and minimize the risk during operation. The safe surgical procedures of this group of cases confirm this practice.
BACKGROUND: The involvement of superior vena cava is a common condition in locally advanced thoracic tumors. Patients may benefit from the high risk operation. This study proposed a programmed procedure to optimize surgical techniques, which can facilitate the safety of operation via median thoracotomy. METHODS: A total of 35 patients with thoracic disease involved superior vena cava underwent prosthetic vascular reconstruction via median thoracotomy. All patients were confirmed locally advanced without distant metastasis including 16 pulmonary neoplasm and 19 mediastinal disease. The operations proceed from left to right with one direction manner. The initial part of the left innominate vein was dissected, then cut off, so as to lift tumor, the pericardium was opened, and the left innominate vein and the right artrium were bridged with prosthetic vascular. The proximal end of the superior vena cava which not invaded was dissected and the tumor was pulled to the caudal side, the right mediastinal pleura was opened and the right inner mammary vascular was ligated and the right innominate vein was fully revealed. Stretch the tumor to left top, cut azygos vein on above the hilum, then block the right innominate vein and superior vena cava, removed involved part of blood vessels, the right innominate vein and superior vena cava was connected with prosthetic vascular. With these procedures the superior vena cava was reconstructed completely. RESULTS: The operation was completed successfully in all cases. Postoperative complications included 6 cases with arrhythmia, 5 cases with hypoxemia, 1 case with myasthenia crisis, 1 case with cardiac hernia, and 2 cases with fungal infection. 2 patients died of myocardial infarction and lung infection respectively with a mortality rate of 5.12%. The remaining 33 cases were discharged successfully. The average postoperative hospital stay was 15 days. Of the 10 patients with superior vena cava syndrome preoperatively, 8 patients had symptoms relief except 2 cases with intraoperative intravascular thrombosis. CONCLUSIONS: We recommended the programmed procedure of prosthetic reconstruction of the superior vena cava, standardize the details of treatment, and minimize the risk during operation. The safe surgical procedures of this group of cases confirm this practice.
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Median thoracotomy; Programmed procedure; Prosthetic reconstruction of the superior vena cava
According to the order of the left innominate vein→ superior vena cava → right innominate vein, combine unidirectional propulsion from left to right
按左无名静脉→上腔静脉→右无名静脉的顺序,结合从左向右的单向推进According to the order of the left innominate vein→ superior vena cava → right innominate vein, combine unidirectional propulsion from left to right本组病例中,12例行单侧无名静脉置换,2例行上腔静脉主干置换,20例行双侧无名静脉分别置换,1例行左无名静脉、右颈内静脉、右锁骨下静脉分别置换。置换材料除早期有4例用自体心包外,其他均采用人工血管。具体术式包括单纯纵隔肿瘤切除9例,合并胸骨部分切除2例,合并锁骨部分切除1例,合并甲状腺部分切除1例,合并肺部分切除5例,合并肺叶切除7例,合并双肺叶切除2例,合并全肺切除8例。有2例肺腺癌患者术中即发现人工血管内血栓形成,拆除吻合线,清除血栓后重新吻合。对于膈神经受侵需切除者,应做膈肌折叠术。若心包缺损大,可行补片或织网修补。
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