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Major iatrogenic tracheal injury during pneumonectomy: conservative treatment.
- Source :
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The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2006 Jun; Vol. 81 (6), pp. 2285-7. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- We hereby present the case of a 55-year-old woman with an iatrogenic tracheal laceration that occurred during double lumen intubation for left pneumonectomy. Conservative treatment was performed and the patient was discharged 12 days after surgery. No major sequelae after 3 months of follow-up were observed.
- Subjects :
- Adenocarcinoma surgery
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Bronchial Neoplasms surgery
Bronchoscopy
Female
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive administration & dosage
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive therapeutic use
Hemoptysis etiology
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Intraoperative Complications therapy
Lacerations therapy
Middle Aged
Respiration, Artificial
Intraoperative Complications etiology
Intubation, Intratracheal adverse effects
Lacerations etiology
Pneumonectomy
Trachea injuries
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1552-6259
- Volume :
- 81
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Annals of thoracic surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16731172
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.07.086