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Pulmonary Resections Types, Indications, and Complications

    Assad Abdullah Abbas Looiy Mohammed AL-Hallaq Hussein Aboob Alkabi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2017, Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages 311-315

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND:
A variety of pulmonary resection techniques are currently available, including pneumonectomy (intrapleural, extrapleural, intrapericardial,and sleeve pneumonectomy), lobectomy and sleeve lobectomy , segmentectomy, wedge resection and non-anatomic parenchymal sparing resection.
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the experience with pulmonary resections at our hospital.
METHODS:
This is a retrospective study utilized medical records of 110 patients from 1st of January 2013 to the 31st December 2014. After doing the routine laboratory work and chest x-ray for all patients, they were operated under general anesthesia with double lumen endotracheal tube, for whom different types of pulmonary resections were performed for different reasons.
RESULT:
A total of 110 patients, 65 males (59.1%) and 45 females (40.9%). Lobectomy is the most common type of pulmonary resection used 62.7%.Malignant tumor is a common indication for pulmonary resection 36.3%. Trauma and hydatid cyst are a significant cause of pulmonary resection in our country. Mortality rate for pulmonary resection is 9.09%.
CONCLUSION:
Pulmonary resections are the most used surgical modalities for treatment of many pulmonary diseases. It is a safe procedure providing the proper selection of the patient and assessment regarding pulmonary function status.
Keywords:
    KEYWORDS pneumonectomy lobectomy segmentectomy
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(2017). Pulmonary Resections Types, Indications, and Complications. Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 16(3), 311-315.
Assad Abdullah Abbas; Looiy Mohammed AL-Hallaq; Hussein Aboob Alkabi. "Pulmonary Resections Types, Indications, and Complications". Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 16, 3, 2017, 311-315.
(2017). 'Pulmonary Resections Types, Indications, and Complications', Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 16(3), pp. 311-315.
Pulmonary Resections Types, Indications, and Complications. Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2017; 16(3): 311-315.
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