Publications by authors named "Y Pecoraro"
The general world population is aging and patients are often diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer at an advanced age. Several studies have shown that age is not itself a contraindication for lung cancer surgery, and therefore, more and more octogenarians with early-stage lung cancer are undergoing surgery with curative intent. However, octogenarians present some peculiarities that make surgical treatment more challenging, so an accurate preoperative selection is mandatory.
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
October 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the outcomes of lung transplantation in patients who had previously undergone anatomical lung resection, highlighting challenges and approaches used in these complex cases.
- Out of 2,690 patients studied across seven European centers, only 26 had undergone lung transplantation after lung resection, primarily for conditions like infections and bronchiectasis.
- Results showed an 8% mortality within 90 days post-surgery, but the median survival rate post-transplant was about 8.7 years, suggesting that patients with past lung resections can have comparable outcomes to those undergoing standard lung transplants.
Rare indications for a lung transplant. A European Society of Thoracic Surgeons survey.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
November 2020
Objectives: The European Society of Thoracic Surgeons Lung Transplantation Working Group promoted a survey to evaluate overall survival in a large cohort of patients receiving lung transplants for rare pulmonary diseases.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective multicentre study. The primary end point was overall survival; secondary end points were survival of patients with the most common diagnoses in the context of rare pulmonary diseases and chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD)-free survival.