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ArticleInterdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery2024

Thoracoscopic segmentectomy for trans-fissure ground-glass opacity.

Min Zhang, Anming Wu, Cheng Zhang, Mingjian Ge, Alan D L Sihoe

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Min ZhangDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6941-5771
Anming WuDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the People's Hospital of Qijiang District, Chongqing, China.
Cheng ZhangDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Mingjian GeDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Alan D L SihoeDepartment of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, CUHK Medical Centre, Hong Kong, China.

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Abstract

objectivesThe trans-fissure ground-glass opacity (GGO) is a special category of lesions, with a diameter always exceeding 2 cm. It is located on a fused fissure, 'seizing' 2 neighbouring lobes simultaneously. The segmentectomy for the trans-fissure GGO is never reported.

methodsBetween August 2016 and December 2022, patients operated with a trans-fissure GGO were included. The patients' backgrounds and surgical data were summarized. All procedures were performed with the help of preoperative three-dimensional computed tomography bronchography and angiography.

resultsA total of 84 patients were included. The selection criteria included a consolidation tumour ratio <50% and a lesion size >2 and ≤3 cm. Thirty-six patients were operated with lobectomy + wedge (the traditional method group) and 48 patients were operated with anatomical segmentectomy + function-preserving sublobectomy (the new method group). The median operative time was 87 min in the traditional group and 98 min in the new method group, and the median blood loss was 60 ml in the traditional group and 70 ml in the new method group. The median duration of hospital stays was 4 days in the traditional group and 2 days in the new method group. In the traditional method group, there was 1 case of postoperative air leakage and 5 cases of haemoptysis. In the new method group, 2 cases of postoperative air leakage were identified. The median size of the tumour in the resected segment was 2.6 cm in the traditional group and 2.5 cm in the new method group. The median margin was 2.5 cm in the traditional group and 3.3 cm in the new method group.

conclusionsThe trans-fissure GGO could be safely resected en bloc by segmentectomy with a well-designed surgical procedure and appropriate preoperative planning.

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Ground-glass opacityMarginSegmentectomyTrans-fissure

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PMCPMC11210075

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