Mesothelioma Surgery
Mesothelioma is a serious and aggressive form of cancer, treatment with surgery is a common way especially if the tumor was discovered at an early stage. But treatment options are surgery vary from patient to patient depending on the type of mesothelioma. The surgeon wants to remove all cancerous tissue, which can be found Once you determine the type and location of the tumor.
There are different forms of mesothelioma surgery is used as a measure of faith, some others are used to relieve symptoms and complications of the disease.
Mesothelioma pneumonectomy
Surgical removal of the lung have all or part of the lung to get rid of the tumor and other lung diseases. But this surgery reduces the ability of the patient's breathing so you must first do tests and analyzes to make sure that the remaining lung to have sufficient capacity to take over the process of breathing. The human race can live in recovery from sickness, and one even though it is a serious and take action if this was to make sure that the only chance for survival.
The best option for the treatment of pleural mesothelioma is a malignant lung eradicate infected only with part of the pericardial membrane covering the heart. The mural pleura or lining of the chest cavity.
Decision is made after pneumonectomy to make sure that the disease spreads to other parts of the body. After making sure that the functions of the patient's heart is working well and other lung condition are good.
A pneumonectomy is performed under general anesthesia. The doctor will make a long incision (about seven to nine inches) and remove part of the rib to be able to properly view the lungs. The affected lung will be carefully collapsed and the doctors will clamp, cut, and tie off any attached blood vessels, along with the air tube that flows to the cancerous lung. The lung is removed through the incision and the cut tubes and vessels are thoroughly inspected to ensure that nothing is leaking.
Then in the early days after surgery the patient will need breathing extensor and a respirator with the use of sewage pipes to remove the accumulated fluid. The patient needs to stay in the hospital for a period of two weeks or more and a full recovery period between two to three months.
Mesothelioma pleural pneumonectomy
Is the process of eradication of serious lung and pleura outside part of the diaphragm and the lining of the heart and lungs in an attempt to eradicate the entire tumor.
Possible to increase the rates of life span of patients in the case of a combination between this measure and another treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation. In general, patients who were exposed to low rate of complications with a longer lifetime than others.
But some doctors believe that the risks of surgery mesothelioma lung eradicate more of the benefits which are represented in respiratory failure, pneumonia, internal bleeding, blood clots in the veins of Interior, and finally some cases death.
Mortality rate is very low in the surgery mesothelioma lung removal as there is more than 2% success rate of any pleurectomy 98% which is very good.
Mesothelioma pleurodesis
Pleurodesis or pleural effusion is an accumulation of lymphatic fluid lining of the lungs (visceral pleura) and the lining of the chest wall (pleura Mural), which causes shortness of breath and chest pain.
Lymphatic fluid is extracted and put in his place another chemical (those) issued by telescope or large needle. This procedure causes irritation and pleural membranes become inflamed and the result is the elimination of empty space so that it can not be the accumulation of lymphatic fluid again.
There are a number of chemicals that can be used, but the most common are bleomycin, tetracycline, povidone iodine, and talc. These chemicals are still in the chest for a few hours until the anger accurately in the tissues. Doctors then link to a suction tube, which causes the two layers of pleura to work together and seals the space where the liquid that has been collected once. This process is done within a few days because it takes some time for the fluid to drain completely. During this time, and anesthesia and pain medicine, but most patients still describe this procedure as very painful.
Mesothelioma pleural puncture
Or what is known as thoracentesis. Is the best way to remove fluid from the pleura space around the lungs. This fluid makes breathing very difficult and causes severe pain and affect in general the patient's life.
This type of mesothelioma surgery can be done on an outpatient basis. Is done by computed tomography performed surgery to Isttih doctor determine the amount of fluid and then decide to schedule the procedure.
After they have been collecting fluid from the chest cavity, lung, and is sent to the laboratory for analysis. There are a number of factors that doctors check to determine if mesothelioma is present. These include:
Protein levels
The presence of glucose
PH levels
The number of cells
Cholesterol
Mesothelioma Surgery