Biomaterial Database

Postoperative complications of pulmonary resection. 2020

A Thorpe, and J Rodrigues, and J Kavanagh, and T Batchelor, and S Lyen

Radiology Department, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW, UK. Electronic address: ashleythorpe@nhs.net.

Thoracic surgery has seen a resurgence in recent years with increasing numbers of cases taken on since the mid-2000s. There has been a paradigm shift in how we manage lung cancer with more emphasis on surgical resection, and this has been aided by minimally invasive video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) techniques. As a result, the prevalence of postoperative findings and complications is also increasing, and it is increasingly important for the general radiologist to recognise and diagnose these conditions as thoracic surgical patients may present acutely to non-thoracic surgical institutions. This review will cover both the early and late complications following a variety of lung resection surgeries.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008168	Lung	Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.	Lungs
D011013	Pneumonectomy	The excision of lung tissue including partial or total lung lobectomy.	Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction,Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction,Lung Volume Reduction,Lung Volume Reduction Surgery,Partial Pneumonectomy,Partial Pneumonectomies,Pneumonectomies,Pneumonectomy, Partial,Reduction, Lung Volume,Volume Reduction, Lung
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011656	Pulmonary Emphysema	Enlargement of air spaces distal to the TERMINAL BRONCHIOLES where gas-exchange normally takes place. This is usually due to destruction of the alveolar wall. Pulmonary emphysema can be classified by the location and distribution of the lesions.	Emphysema, Pulmonary,Centriacinar Emphysema,Centrilobular Emphysema,Emphysemas, Pulmonary,Focal Emphysema,Panacinar Emphysema,Panlobular Emphysema,Pulmonary Emphysemas,Centriacinar Emphysemas,Centrilobular Emphysemas,Emphysema, Centriacinar,Emphysema, Centrilobular,Emphysema, Focal,Emphysema, Panacinar,Emphysema, Panlobular,Emphysemas, Centriacinar,Emphysemas, Centrilobular,Emphysemas, Focal,Emphysemas, Panacinar,Emphysemas, Panlobular,Focal Emphysemas,Panacinar Emphysemas,Panlobular Emphysemas
D012128	Respiratory Distress Syndrome	A syndrome characterized by progressive life-threatening RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY in the absence of known LUNG DISEASES, usually following a systemic insult such as surgery or major TRAUMA.	ARDS, Human,Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome,Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome,Pediatric Respiratory Distress Syndrome,Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute,Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult,Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pediatric,Shock Lung,Distress Syndrome, Respiratory,Distress Syndromes, Respiratory,Human ARDS,Lung, Shock,Respiratory Distress Syndromes,Syndrome, Respiratory Distress
D006491	Hemothorax	Hemorrhage within the pleural cavity.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000077299	Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia	Infection of the lung often accompanied by inflammation that is acquired through an interaction within a healthcare institution often through a therapeutic experience (e.g., use of catheters or ventilators).	Hospital Acquired Pneumonia,Nosocomial Pneumonia,Healthcare Associated Pneumonia,Healthcare-Associated Pneumonias,Hospital Acquired Pneumonias,Nosocomial Pneumonias,Pneumonia, Healthcare-Associated,Pneumonia, Hospital Acquired,Pneumonia, Nosocomial
D001261	Pulmonary Atelectasis	Absence of air in the entire or part of a lung, such as an incompletely inflated neonate lung or a collapsed adult lung. Pulmonary atelectasis can be caused by airway obstruction, lung compression, fibrotic contraction, or other factors.	Atelectasis, Congestive,Lung Collapse,Atelectasis,Compression Atelectasis,Compression Pulmonary Atelectasis,Congestive Atelectasis,Congestive Pulmonary Atelectasis,Contraction Pulmonary Atelectasis,Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis,Resorption Atelectasis,Resorption Pulmonary Atelectasis,Atelectases,Atelectases, Compression,Atelectases, Compression Pulmonary,Atelectases, Congestive,Atelectases, Congestive Pulmonary,Atelectases, Contraction Pulmonary,Atelectases, Postoperative Pulmonary,Atelectases, Pulmonary,Atelectases, Resorption,Atelectases, Resorption Pulmonary,Atelectasis, Compression,Atelectasis, Compression Pulmonary,Atelectasis, Congestive Pulmonary,Atelectasis, Contraction Pulmonary,Atelectasis, Postoperative Pulmonary,Atelectasis, Pulmonary,Atelectasis, Resorption,Atelectasis, Resorption Pulmonary,Collapse, Lung,Compression Atelectases,Compression Pulmonary Atelectases,Congestive Atelectases,Congestive Pulmonary Atelectases,Contraction Pulmonary Atelectases,Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectases,Pulmonary Atelectases,Pulmonary Atelectases, Compression,Pulmonary Atelectases, Congestive,Pulmonary Atelectases, Contraction,Pulmonary Atelectases, Postoperative,Pulmonary Atelectases, Resorption,Pulmonary Atelectasis, Compression,Pulmonary Atelectasis, Congestive,Pulmonary Atelectasis, Contraction,Pulmonary Atelectasis, Postoperative,Pulmonary Atelectasis, Resorption,Resorption Atelectases,Resorption Pulmonary Atelectases
D013902	Radiography, Thoracic	X-ray visualization of the chest and organs of the thoracic cavity. It is not restricted to visualization of the lungs.	Thoracic Radiography,Radiographies, Thoracic,Thoracic Radiographies