Extrapleural Pneumonectomy vs Pleurectomy-Decortication: The Great Debate.

Dr. Robert Cameron favors the Pleurectomy-Decortication

Is Extrapleural Pneumonectomy the Preferred Surgical Management in the Multi Modal Treatment of Mesothelioma? Dr. Cameron weighs in against the EPP (Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2006)

  • No evidence the EPP is superior to lung-sparing P/D
  • Both surgeries carry potentially serious risks
  • Only experienced surgeons should attempt either surgery
  • "The EPP should not become the (Sir Edmund Hillary) operation of Thoracic Surgery: being done simply because it is there and because it can be done."

** POSTED OCTOBER 29, 2006 **