Anesthesia Management of a Gastric Carcinoma Patient with Severe Emphysema and the Efficacy of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS)

Abstract

  We report the efficacy of successful lung volume reduction surgery performed for improving respiratory function prior to gastric cancer resection in a patient with gastric cancer associated with severe lung emphysema. Following the procedure, the patient had favorable respiratory function and received a total gastrectomy under general anesthesia with a good post-operative outcome.