Cirugía torácica no cardíaca en pacientes mayores de 60 años: estudio de 7 años / Non-cardiac thoracic surgery in patients older than 60 years: study of 7 years

INTRODUCCIÓN. Es objetivo de esta presentación evaluar los resultados inmediatos de la cirugía torácica no cardíaca en pacientes mayores de 60 años, en un período de 7 años (1996 a 2002). MÉTODOS. Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo en los Hospitales Universitarios Clinicoquirúrgicos Joaquín Albarrán Domínguez y General Calixto García Iñiguez. Se estudiaron todos los pacientes intervenidos quirúrgicamente por enfermedades torácicas no cardíacas, tomando en cuenta la conducta preoperatoria, transoperatoria y posoperatoria, así como la evolución del paciente, es decir, la ocurrencia de complicaciones y el estado del paciente al egreso. RESULTADOS. Se encontró un predominio de pacientes del sexo masculino. En el 23,80 por ciento de nuestros pacientes no hubo antecedentes patológicos personales positivos, ni de enfermedad ni de factores de riesgo. Los diagnósticos que motivaron más frecuentemente la intervención fueron el cáncer de pulmón y el de esófago. La modalidad de uso de antibiótico más frecuente fue la combinada. Se presentaron complicaciones en el 14,29 por ciento de los casos y la mortalidad fue de un 9,52 por ciento. CONCLUSIONES. El cáncer de esófago conllevó peores resultados en cuanto a complicaciones y al acto quirúrgico; la mayoría de las veces se operó con criterio paliativo o de irresecabilidad. La sepsis es una causa importante de complicación y de muerte en todos los casos(AU)

INTRODUCTION: aim of this paper is to assess immediate results of non-cardiac thoracic surgery performed in patients older than 60 years during 7 years (1996 to 2002). METHODS: Authors performed a retrospective study in Joaquín Albarrán Domínguez and Calixto García Iñiguez Clinical Surgical University Hospital. All patients operated on by non-cardiac thoracic diseases were studied, considering preoperative, transoperative and postoperative behavior as well as patient course, i.e., occurrence of complications, and patient status at discharge. RESULTS: There was a predominance of male patients. In 23, 80 percent of our patients there was neither positive personal pathological backgrounds nor disease nor risk factors. Diagnoses caused more frequently surgery were lung and esophagus cancer. The more frequent modality of antibiotics use was the combined one. There were complications in 14, 29 percent of cases, and mortality was of 9, 52 percent. CONCLUSIONS: Esophagus cancer had worse results regards complications and surgical procedure; most of time we operate on with a palliative or resectable criteria. Sepsis is a significant cause of complication and death in all the cases(AU)

How we performed chest wall reconstruction: analysis 31 cases.

OBJECTIVE: To see the results of patients who underwent chest wall resection and reconstruction (CWRR). SETTING AND DESIGN: Retrospective descriptional study. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent CWRR at Xingtai People's Hospital in China and B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Nepal. A total of 31 patients were reviewed. Among them, 20 were male and 11 female. The median age was 63 years. The indications for resection were primary chest wall tumor in 21 patients (67.7%), lung cancer with invasion of chest wall 6 (19.4%), recurrence of breast cancer 2(6.3%), radiation necrosis 1(3.2%) and skin cancer 1(3.2%). RESULTS: The mean number of rib resected was 3.6 ribs, which induced a mean defect of 97.1 cm2. Concomitant resection was done in 13 patients, including lung resection 10, partial resection of diaphragm 2, and partial sternectomy 1. Seven patients underwent soft tissue reconstruction (STR) alone and 5 patients skeletal reconstruction (SR) alone. Simultaneous SR and STR were performed in 19 patients. Three patients (9.7%) developed postoperative complications. The median survival period was 22 months. CONCLUSION: Primary chest wall tumor and lung cancer invading chest wall are the most common diseases indicating CWRR. Simultaneous bony and soft tissue reconstruction was reliable for chest wall reconstruction in most cases and prevents postoperative complications.