Simultaneous pulmonary resection and endovascular repair for patients with coexisting primary lung cancer and aneurysm

• Published in: Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 68; no. 4; p. 293
• Main Authors: Koike, Terumoto, Sato, Hiroki, Sato, Seijiro, Okamoto, Takeshi, Hashimoto, Takehisa, Hanzawa, Kazuhiko, Tsuchida, Masanori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Aorta, Abdominal - surgery; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - complications; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery; Endovascular Procedures - methods; Humans; Iliac Aneurysm - complications; Iliac Aneurysm - surgery; Iliac Artery - surgery; Lung Neoplasms - complications; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; Lymph Node Excision; Male; Pneumonectomy - methods; Stents; Treatment Outcome

The surgical strategy for coexisting lung cancer and aneurysm is controversial owing to the risk of aneurysm rupture during the perioperative period of pulmonary resection. We performed simultaneous pulmonary resection and endovascular repair in 2 patients with coexisting lung cancer and aneurysm. C...