Table 2 Characteristics and outcome following surgery for carinal pathology
From: Carinal surgery: experience of a single center and review of the current literature
Complications 36-45% | Concomitant procedures | Mortality Mainly due to MI, ARDS, PE | 5 year survival | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predominantly males(2/3) | SCCa 70%-77% | Arrhythmia 18.3% | SVC Surgery 22% | 4% [2] | 15% [12] |
Previous lung surgery: 14-21.6% | AdenoCa 18%-20% | Anastomotic leak 16.7% | Excision of diaphragm 3% | 15% [8] | 33.4% [13] |
Previous chemoradiation: 15-36% | Large Cell 2- 7% | ARDS 10% | Chest wall 2% | 4% [9] | 42% [8] |
Carinal pneumonectomy: 58-68% Carinal Plasty: 30% Stump revision: 4% | Mixed 1-3% | Pneumonia 6.7% | LA 1% | 7.6% [11] | 44% [11] |