Case Report: Inferior Bilobectomy for Lung Cancer to Allow Weaning From Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Francesca Signore; Debora Brascia; Marcella Schiavone; Giulia De Iaco; Teodora Panza; Angela De Palma; Francesco Murgolo; Antonio Civita; Rosa Di Mussi; Salvatore Grasso; Giuseppe Marulli

doi:10.3389/fsurg.2021.736541

Frontiers in Surgery (Sep 2021)

Case Report: Inferior Bilobectomy for Lung Cancer to Allow Weaning From Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Francesca Signore,
Debora Brascia,
Marcella Schiavone,
Giulia De Iaco,
Teodora Panza,
Angela De Palma,
Francesco Murgolo,
Antonio Civita,
Rosa Di Mussi,
Salvatore Grasso,
Giuseppe Marulli

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Francesca Signore: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Debora Brascia: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Marcella Schiavone: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Giulia De Iaco: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Teodora Panza: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Angela De Palma: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Francesco Murgolo: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Antonio Civita: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Rosa Di Mussi: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Salvatore Grasso: Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy
Giuseppe Marulli: Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Organ Transplantation and Emergency, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2021.736541
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8

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In recent years, veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) has allowed complex lung and airways resections in patients with a compromised perioperative respiratory function. In the following report, we present a case of successful weaning from V-V ECMO in a patient who underwent an inferior bilobectomy for lung cancer.

Published in Frontiers in Surgery

ISSN: 2296-875X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
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