Postoperative Lung Function Advantages in Pulmonary Segmentectomy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer.

In early-stage lung cancer, lung function appears to be less compromised after segmentectomy than lobectomy, though the advantage seems modest. We aimed to re-assess postoperative lung function in surgical patients, with a particular focus on the diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DL). We evaluated all patients who underwent either lobectomy or segmentectomy for T1a-c lung cancer at our center between March 2016 and March 2023.

Pulmonary valve preservation during tetralogy of Fallot repair: midterm functional outcomes and risk factors for pulmonary regurgitation.

Objectives: Many centres have recently adopted pulmonary valve (PV) preservation (PVP) during tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) repair. We sought to identify the midterm functional outcomes and risk factors for pulmonary regurgitation after this procedure.

Methods: All patients undergoing PVP during transatrial-transpulmonary repair for ToF with PV stenosis at our institution between January 2007 and December 2020 were reviewed.