LUNG CANCER SURGERY

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Description

Lung cancer surgery is performed in order to remove cancerous cells or malignant cells from the lungs.

To have an access to the lung, an incision is made in the thorax (chest region). Depending on the location, size and malignancy either all or a part of the lung is removed.

There are different types of lung surgeries performed:

- Lobectomy: Lobectomy involves the removal of any part of the lung.

- Wedge Resection: This method not only removes the cancerous cells but also the healthy tissues surrounding them.

- Pneumonectomy: It involves the removal of the lung.

- Sleeve resection: Removal of a section of the trachea or the bronchus and the affected lung tissue.

Lung cancer surgery symptoms vary broadly:

Ranging from persistent cough to chest pain that becomes worse over time to even weight loss and shortness of breath and loss of appetite, lung cancer can be very debilitating.

Pre Procedure

 

Certain Pulmonary test functions are done in order to check if The patient will have any healthy lung tissue left after The surgery.

- Other tests are also conducted in order to assess The function of The heart and The Other organs.

- The lungs are checked for The spread of The cancer to The lymph nodes between The lungs.

During Procedure

The surgery is performed by an experienced surgical oncologist, under general anaesthesia. The procedure takes about 3-5 hours.

- Open surgery:

An incision is made on one side of the chest (thorax). This procedure is called Thoracotomy. However, the region of the heart and lungs is avoided.

In Pneumonectomy, the entire lung is removed.

In Lobectomy, only a part of the lung is removed.

Sleeve Resection procedure is done to treat the cancer present in the large airways of the lungs.

- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

In this procedure, through the incisions made in the chest (thorax), a small video camera is inserted to guide the surgeon during surgery. The standard procedure remains the same.

Post Procedure

The patient is kept under observation in the ICU for a couple of days.

- Also, certain breathing exercises are followed to prevent any kind of complications.

- X-rays are also taken periodically to ensure that the patient is breathing properly.

- The patient is generally given discharge 10 days after the surgery

 

Risk Complications

Possible risks include:

- Infection of the wound

- Clotting of blood in the leg and the lung region and vocal cord issues.

 

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