title: Postpartum pulmonary embolectomy; a surgical challenge and favourable outcome.
abstract: A 23-year-old female underwent uneventful caesarian section, which was followed by massive pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolectomy on cardiopulmonary bypass was performed, and was complicated by massive intraabdominal haemorrhage due to a hepatic subcapsular rupture. To our knowledge, this is the first surgically orientated case of postpartum pulmonary embolectomy to be reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: al-Ebrahim
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bolwell
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Helmy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shafei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017128:Embolectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016896:Treatment Outcome