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One-stage bilateral pulmonary resections for pulmonary metastases

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Abstract

Objective

We analyze the safety and efficacy of one-stage bilateral pulmonary resections for pulmonary metastases via a bilateral approach.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed 154 cases with pathologically verified pulmonary metastases which underwent curative pulmonary resection. Intraoperative and perioperative variables were evaluated.

Results

One hundred and thirty cases underwent unilateral pulmonary metastasectomy (group U), and the other 24 cases with bilateral pulmonary metastases underwent one-stage bilateral pulmonary resections (group B). Operation time in group B was significantly longer than in group U (354 ± 132 vs. 203 ± 110 min; p < 0.001), but was not longer than double that in group U (407 ± 219 min; p = 0.540). Operative blood loss was not significantly greater in group B than group U (113 ± 158 vs. 76 ± 138 ml; p = 0.069). Neither duration of postoperative hospital stay nor incidence of postoperative complications differed between the two groups. Hospitalization costs in group B were significantly greater than in group U (257 ± 120 × 104 vs. 168 ± 69.2 × 104 yen; p < 0.001), but they were significantly less than double those in group U (336 ± 138 × 104 yen; p < 0.001).

Conclusions

We consider one-stage bilateral pulmonary metastasectomy to be safe for bilateral pulmonary metastases. Moreover, it may offer an economic benefit by avoiding the expenses associated with a two-stage operation.

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Yoshimasa Mizuno and other co-authors have no conflict of interest.

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Mizuno, Y., Iwata, H., Shirahashi, K. et al. One-stage bilateral pulmonary resections for pulmonary metastases. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 62, 53–57 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-013-0313-6

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