Postoperative changes of the free pericardial fat pad for bronchial stump coverage.

Journal: Journal of thoracic disease
Published Date: Dec 1, 2019

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) remains a serious complication after surgery for lung cancer with bronchial resection. A free pericardial fat pad (FPFP) is applied in high-risk cases to reduce BPF frequency. BPF may occur 6 months after surgery. Thus, we evaluated the residual FPFP volume at 6 months after surgery to estimate the residual FPFP ratio and determine the amount of FPFP to be harvested during surgery.

Authors

  • Takuya Nagashima
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Hiroyuki Ito
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Joji Samejima
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Daiji Nemoto
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Daisuke Eriguchi
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Haruhiko Nakayama
    Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Tetsukan Woo
    Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.
  • Munetaka Masuda

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