Rupture of the ascending aorta after surgical resection for lung cancer--a case report.
A rupture of the ascending aorta which occurred in a woman on the 13th postoperative day following a right upper lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection for lung cancer is reported herein. Fortunately, the patient was rescued from a cardiac tamponade and hemothorax by emergency operation. The operative findings suggested a traumatic rupture of the aorta, however, lymph node dissection of the mediastinum could not be excluded as a possible cause. Therefore, careful mediastinal lymph node dissection should be carefully performed in operations for lung cancer.
Morimoto
M
M
Department of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Ohashi
M
M
Nobara
H
H
Fukaya
Y
Y
Haniuda
M
M
Iida
F
F
D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008482:Mediastinum