Emergent Completion Pneumonectomy for Postoperative Hemorrhage from Rupture of the Infected Pulmonary Artery in Lung Cancer Surgery
Completion pneumonectomy (CP) is one of the most difficult procedures and known to be associated with a high morbidity and mortality. A 74-year-old male underwent a left upper lobectomy for pulmonary adenocarcinoma (T3N0M0); six days later after the surgery, he had a sudden postoperative intrathorac...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350268/ |