China News Service, April 2 (Reporter Chen Jing) A patient who has successfully operated on lung cancer and multiple heart diseases is not a fantasy.
The reporter learned on the 2nd that the chest-heart combined treatment model of the Shanghai Chest Hospital's multidisciplinary team closely cooperates to reduce the pain and pain of patients.
The 72-year-old old man Xu went to Shanghai Chest Hospital for treatment because of a small pulmonary nodule.
Oncologist Jian Hong found that the patient's aorta was abnormally widened.
The old man also said that he often had symptoms of chest tightness and chest pain.
After consultation, the doctor found that one coronary artery of the patient had been blocked by 80-90%, which was very dangerous.
In addition, the elderly also have problems such as ascending aortic aneurysm and valvular disease. Each of these diseases may be life-threatening and requires heart surgery as soon as possible.
Mr. Xu, who had been undergoing lung cancer surgery, also had heart surgery.
After a comprehensive and detailed evaluation of the old man’s condition, the multidisciplinary experts decided to use a combined thoracic-heart surgery to solve all lung and heart problems at one time, so that the patient would suffer the least harm while ensuring the same effect.
The patient's heart needs to be replaced with valves, blood vessels, and bridges. Each of these is a major "project" of cardiac surgery, and lung cancer must be removed at the same time. The difficulty and risks of the operation can be imagined.
Multidisciplinary experts developed a detailed and thorough surgical plan.
During the combined operation, the two groups of experts in the lungs and the heart went into battle in sequence.
After oncologist Tan Qiang quickly and accurately eliminated the "enemies" in the lungs, Zhu Dan, the director of cardiac surgery, began to overcome the problems of the heart one by one.
The combined surgery was a success!
Mr. Xu recovered well and was transferred to the general ward three days after the operation.
The hospital said that for patients who suffer from both lung and heart diseases, the combined thoracic-cardiac treatment model can solve all problems with a single operation.
Cardiothoracic surgery combined with minimally invasive surgery can benefit patients more with less trauma, faster recovery, and shorter treatment cycles.
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