Acute pulmonary thromboembolism complicating pneumonectomy: successful operative management

被引:7
作者
Chen, Q [1 ]
Tang, ATM [1 ]
Tsang, GM [1 ]
机构
[1] Southampton Gen Hosp, Dept Cardiothorac Surg, Wessex Reg Cardiac & Thorac Unit, Southampton SO16 6YD, Hants, England
关键词
early complication; postpneumonectomy; embolectomy; cardiopulmonary bypass;
D O I
10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00648-5
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Pulmonary thromboembolism after pneumonectomy carries high fatality. Here we present a case of acute embolism to the left pulmonary artery with thrombus in the right atrium and inferior vena cava following right pneumonectomy. Diagnosis was made clinically and radiologically before proceeding to emergency surgery. Thromboembolectomy was successfully performed on cardiopulmonary bypass and the patient was subsequently discharged home after uneventful recovery. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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