[Completion Pneumonectomy for the Recurrence of Lung Cancer].

INTRODUCTIONS

The morbidity and mortality after completion pneumonectomy (CP) are reportedly high. We, herein, report the outcomes of CP at our institution.

SUBJECTS

Nine consecutive patients [7 men and 2 women, average age of 72 years(range 4484 years)] who underwent CP for recurrence of lung cancer during 20122018 were retrospectively reviewed.

RESULTS

Right-sided sleeve CP was performed in two cases and left-sided CP in seven cases. The indications for surgery were lymph node metastasis of the cancer, pulmonary metastasis, and bronchial stump recurrence in 4, 3, and 2 cases, respectively. Postoperative complications occurred in six patients. One of the patients who underwent right sleeve pneumonectomy developed bronchopleural fistula and died 68 days after the surgery. The mean follow-up period was 33 months, and four patients died during follow-up. Of the 5 patients still alive, 4 had no recurrence and 1 had recurrence in the stump of the main bronchus. The five-year overall survival rate was 78%.

CONCLUSIONS

Although only few cases were assessed, the prognosis after CP at our institution was relatively good.