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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;110:1125-1129
© 1995 Mosby, Inc.

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY

COMPLETION PNEUMONECTOMY: INDICATIONS AND OUTCOME

London, United Kingdom

From Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Received for publication July 20, 1994. Accepted for publication Dec. 29, 1994. Address for reprints: Peter Goldstraw, FRCS, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney St., London SW3 6NP, England.

Abstract

Completion pneumonectomy has been associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality and this is reflected in the selection of cases and the indications for the procedure. During a period of 14 years from January 1980 to November 1993, 38 completion pneumonectomies were done by our surgical team, representing 5.1% of all pneumonectomies. There were 24 right and 14 left completion pneumonectomies done in 26 male and 12 female patients with an average age of 61 years (range from 29 to 77 years). Lung malignancy accounted for 26 of these cases in which the indication included local recurrence in 10, second primary tumor in 9, malignancy that developed after resection for bening disease in 2, and pulmonary metastasectomy in 5 cases. Bening diseases were the indication in 12 cases: tuberculosis in 4, bronchiectasis in 4, aspergillosis in 1, and postoperative complications in 3. Additional surgical procedures were necessary in 7 cases: chest wall resection with insertion of prosthesis in 3, thoracoplasty in 2, and omental flap in 2. There was 1 early postoperative death after 5 weeks from adult respiratory distress syndrome. There was no occurrence of bronchopleural fistula, and the 18% associated morbidity rate was a result of bleeding necessitating reexploration in 3 cases, prolonged ventilation in 2, and chronic empyema in 2. Six of these complications (86%) occurred in the group with benign disease. Completion pneumonectomy can be done with an acceptable morbidity in selected patients. Careful technique is important to secure hemostasis and to avoid fistulas. The complication rate is higher when infective disease is involved. (J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG 1995;110:1125-29)

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