[Outcomes of combined pulmonary resection and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting for patients with lung tumor and concurrent coronary heart disease].

Objective: To analyze the outcomes of lung resection and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) synchronously for the patients with lung tumor and concurrent coronary heart disease.

Methods: Twenty-two patients with lung tumor and concurrent coronary heart disease underwent combined surgical interventions between January 2003 and December 2011. They included 20 males and 2 females with a mean age of (65 ± 4) years.

Fistulectomy as a surgical option for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.

Background: Surgical resection remains the treatment of choice for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation but removes some normal lung parenchyma. This study aimed to evaluate the effect and safety of the lung-saving procedure of fistulectomy as an alternative to lung resection.

Methods: From July 2003 to July 2008, 6 selected patients with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations underwent fistulectomies.

[Experience in lung resection synchronous with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with lung tumor and coronary disease].

Objective: To summarize the experience in lung resection synchronous with off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) in patients with lung tumor and coronary disease.

Methods: The clinical data of ten patients with coronary artery disease and lung tumor, 8 with peripheral malignant tumors and 2 with central benign tumors, all males, aged 56.2 (41 - 782), who underwent lung resection and OPCABG synchronously, were analyzed.