title: Massive endobronchial hemorrhage after pulmonary embolectomy.
abstract: Massive endobronchial hemorrhage is a lethal complication in pulmonary embolectomy. We report a case of massive endobronchial hemorrhage occurring after successful restoration of pulmonary blood flow using cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with pulmonary embolism. Two possible causative factors of this complication are described.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimokawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uehara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toyohira
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saigenji
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyahara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017128:Embolectomy; D004630:Emergencies; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation