Prediction of postoperative exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia in patients with lung cancer and interstitial lung disease.

Postoperative exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia in patients with lung cancer and interstitial lung disease has emerged as a serious problem. Therefore, the risk factors for postoperative exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia in patients with interstitial lung disease must be identified. We analyzed 22 patients diagnosed as having lung cancer with interstitial lung disease who underwent surgical treatment at the Kitasato University Hospital.

Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma: report of a resected case - a case report.

Thymic large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNECs) are very rare. We here describe a case in which the tumor could be completely resected. A 55-year-old male was admitted to our hospital for treatment of an anterior mediastinal tumor found at a regular health check-up.

Superselective segmentectomy for deep and small pulmonary nodules under the guidance of three-dimensional reconstructed computed tomographic angiography.

Background: Three-dimensional computed tomographic angiography (3D-CT angio) allows selective access to peripheral segments. Superselective segmentectomy (SSS) was applied to the surgical management of indeterminate small and deep pulmonary nodules.

Methods: Thirty patients with indeterminate pulmonary nodules less than 25 mm in diameter and located deeper than 20 mm from the pleural surface were enrolled in this study between 2002 and 2009.

Clinical report on a computer-controlled hand-actuated stapling system for general lung surgery: the first application in Japan.

Objective: Computer-controlled stapling systems can improve lung tissue approximation during thoracic surgery. We report our experience with a handy system with computer-controlled placement of staples for lung resection in Japan.

Methods: The iDrive system is the improved second version of the SurgAssist stapling system.