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The role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease.

ABSTRACT: Background:When a clinical context is indeterminate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), or a chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) pattern is not indicative of typical or probable usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), surgical lung biopsy should be considered to make a confident diagnosis on the basis of multidisciplinary diagnosis (MDD). Aim:The aim of this study was to evaluate the role and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in patients with ILD. Methods:A total of 143 patients with ILD underwent VATS at Toho University Medical Center Omori Hospital between March 2004 and April 2017. We conducted a retrospective study on the usefulness and safety of VATS in the diagnosis of ILD under MDD. Results:The 30-day mortality was 0%. The postoperative complication rate was 12.6%, which included 5 cases of pneumothorax after discharge (3.5%), 4 cases of prolonged air leakage (2.8%), and 2 cases of acute exacerbation (1.4%). Three of 9 cases (33.3%) complicated by pneumothorax after discharge or prolonged air leakage were resected specimens of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE). Two patients had acute exacerbation, who were ultimately diagnosed as having idiopathic unclassifiable IP and had histologically significant irregular dense fibrosis and numerous fibroblastic foci. The comparison between chest HRCT and histopathological findings revealed 55 cases of possible UIP [UIP (45%), NSIP (25%), and unclassifiable IP (29%)] and 21 cases of inconsistent with UIP [UIP (10%), NSIP (33%), organizing pneumonia (10%), unclassifiable IP (24%), and PPFE (24%)]. Conclusion:VATS can be safely performed to obtain a confident diagnosis for appropriate treatment strategies in patients with ILD.

SUBMITTER: Sugino K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7247103 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease.

Sugino Keishi K Otsuka Hajime H Matsumoto Yusuke Y Nakamura Yasuhiko Y Matsumoto Keiko K Azuma Yoko Y Makino Takashi T Iyoda Akira A Shibuya Kazutoshi K Homma Sakae S

Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG 20190501 2

<h4>Background</h4>When a clinical context is indeterminate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), or a chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) pattern is not indicative of typical or probable usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), surgical lung biopsy should be considered to make a confident diagnosis on the basis of multidisciplinary diagnosis (MDD).<h4>Aim</h4>The aim of this study was to evaluate the role and safety of video-assisted t ...[more]

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Project description:OBJECTIVE:The current study was prospectively designed to explore the application of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) radical treatment for patients with stage IIIA lung cancer, with the primary endpoints being the safety and feasibility of this operation and the second endpoints being the survival and complications after the surgery. METHODS:A total of 51 patients with radiologically or mediastinoscopically confirmed stage IIIA lung cancer underwent VATS radical treatment, during which the standard pulmonary lobectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection were performed after pre-operative assessment. The operative time, intraoperative blood loss/complications, postoperative recovery, postoperative complications, and lymph node dissection were recorded and analyzed. This study was regarded as successful if the surgical success rate reached 90% or higher. RESULTS:A total of 51 patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were enrolled in this study from March 2009 to February 2010. The median post-operative follow-up duration was 50.5 months. Of these 51 patients, 41 (80.4%) had N2 lymph node metastases. All patients underwent the thoracoscopic surgeries, among whom 50 (98%) received pulmonary lobectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection completely under the thoracoscope, 6 had their incisions extended to about 6 cm due to larger tumor sizes, and 1 had his surgery performed using a 12 cm small incision for handling the adhesions between lymph nodes and blood vessels. No patient was converted to conventional open thoracotomy. No perioperative death was noted. One patient received a second surgery on the second post-operative day due to large drainage (>1,000 mL), and the postoperative recovery was satisfactory. Up to 45 patients (88.2%) did not suffer from any perioperative complication, and 6 (11.8%) experienced one or more complications. CONCLUSIONS:VATS radical treatment is a safe and feasible treatment for stage IIIA lung cancer.

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The role of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease.

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