Successful electrocoagulation of an internal mammary artery in a child.
A case of successful electrocoagulation of an internal mammary artery with a bipolar electrode and alternating current is reported in a boy with cystic fibrosis of the lung and hemoptysis.
D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004566:Electrodes; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000601:surgery*