Massive endobronchial hemorrhage after pulmonary embolectomy.
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.
Shimokawa
S
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Second Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
Uehara
K
K
Toyohira
H
H
Saigenji
H
H
Moriyama
Y
Y
Taira
A
A
Miyahara
K
K
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