1. Second chance for a totally thoracoscopic video-assisted pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation.
- Author
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Driessen AH, Krul SP, de Mol BA, and de Groot JR
- Subjects
- Adult, Aged, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Reoperation, Atrial Fibrillation surgery, Hemostasis, Surgical methods, Postoperative Hemorrhage surgery, Pulmonary Veins surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted methods
- Abstract
Thoracoscopic surgery for atrial fibrillation (AF) is an attractive and emerging treatment modality. However, when a bleeding occurs access for hemostasis is limited. Therefore, a sternotomy might be necessary to stop the bleeding and continue the operation. We report 2 patients with a periprocedural bleeding in whom sternotomy could be prevented by tamponading the bleeding, interrupting the operation and resuming 3 weeks later. Our cases show that sternotomies can be prevented and that there is a second chance for thoracoscopic surgery for AF., (Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2012
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