Lobectomy – Thoracic Surgery in Israel

Professor Alon Elin

Thoracic surgeon, oncological surgeon

Lobectomy at TOP ICHILOV Clinic in Israel

The disease crept up unnoticed. The health and life of the person are in danger. They urgently need surgery – lobectomy. The TOP ICHILOV clinic, a leading medical center in Israel, will help restore their health.

The TOP ICHILOV clinic employs world-renowned specialists in various fields, including highly qualified surgeons and pulmonologists who successfully perform such surgeries. What is lobectomy?

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Lobectomy is a surgery to remove a lobe of the lung. It is indicated for people diagnosed with:

• lung cancer with a tumour no larger than 4 cm, localized in one lobe;
• purulent lung diseases such as abscess, bronchiectasis, and others;
• certain forms of tuberculosis with cavitation.

Advantages of the Top Ichilov Clinic

For the successful performance of lobectomy, the clinic has: highly qualified surgeons and pulmonologists;

• the most modern medical equipment;
• practice in using minimally invasive methods during surgical intervention;
• quality anesthesia lasting 2-3 hours during lobectomy;
• a short postoperative hospitalization period, ranging from 5 to 10 days, depending on the patient's overall condition.

Lobectomy at Our Clinic

During lobectomy, the affected lobe of the lung is removed. The surgery is performed within the anatomical boundaries where the bronchus and lobe vessels intersect.

At the TOP ICHILOV clinic, such surgical intervention is carried out using anterolateral and posterolateral methods. To facilitate access to the lower lobe of the lung, the cartilages of the sixth and fifth ribs may be crossed; to access the upper lobe, the cartilage of the third rib is crossed.

The course of the operation can be assessed by thoracotomy with subsequent introduction of a retractor. Adhesions between the parietal and visceral pleura are dissected.

The course of the operation may change if an infiltrate or difficult-to-separate interlobar adhesions are found. In this case, lobectomy is performed with the vessels of the lung root being mobilized and provisional ligatures placed under their base, which eliminates the risk of air embolism and bleeding. Then, the interlobar spaces are removed.

The technique for removing lung lobes, suturing vessels, and ligating them is performed as in pneumonectomy. The tightness of the suture on the bronchial stump is checked using antiseptic or warm isotonic sodium chloride solution. The pleural cavity is also rinsed with the same solution. If there are no bubbles on the surface of the bronchial stump, the suture is airtight. Rinsing is performed 2-3 times to remove blood residues and disinfect. An electric suction removes residual solution from the pleural cavity.

At the end of the lobectomy, two drains are placed in the pleural cavity, which, after the surgical suture is applied, evacuate air and accumulated blood from the cavity. At the same time, the anesthesiologist inflates the lungs by increasing the pressure within them.

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