Simultaneous pneumonectomy and esophagectomy in an elderly patient

Thoracic Cancer
Chenglin GuoLunxu Liu

Abstract

Reports of simultaneous pneumonectomy and esophagectomy for synchronous lung and esophageal carcinoma are extremely rare. We report on a 64-year-old male patient with lung adenocarcinoma who was originally scheduled to undergo a left pneumonectomy. During the operation, an esophageal squamous cell carcinoma was discovered in the mid-thoracic esophagus. Thus, a simultaneous left pneumonectomy and esophagectomy was performed, and part of the pericardium was sutured to the tunica adventitia of the descending aorta using a "net-making" method for prevention postoperative dilatation of the stomach.

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