Open AccessCan surgical adhesives may cause false positivity in follow-up positron emission tomography after lung cancer resection?
Author(s) -
Rıza Doğan,
Serkan Uysal,
Ulaş Kumbasar,
Deniz Köksal,
Burcu Ancın,
Murat Tuncel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tuberkuloz ve toraks/tüberküloz ve toraks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 0494-1373
DOI - 10.5578/tt.20219907
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , radiology , complication , positron emission tomography , cardiothoracic surgery , surgery , bronchopleural fistula , pneumonectomy
Postoperative complications following thoracic procedures are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Alveolar air leaks and/or bronchopleural fistulas are associated with increased risk of infection, prolonged chest tube, and hospital stay duration and therefore generate economical concern for health care providers. A variety of surgical sealants or adhesives have been introduced to overcome this complication. Since intraoperative BioGlue® application can also cause an inflammatory reaction and mimic tumor recurrence on FDG PET-CT, in the present study we aimed to investigate its potential role in false-positive PET-CT results in patients operated for NSCLC.