title: Pulmonary embolectomy in a child.
abstract: We report the case of a 14-year-old boy treated successfully by pulmonary embolectomy for massive pulmonary embolism, 18 days after bilateral hip surgery. He has a family history of pulmonary embolism and an inherited antithrombin deficiency. His diagnosis was confirmed by spiral computed tomography scan. We believe that pulmonary embolectomy has a role in selected cases in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ngaage
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chandrasekaran
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000991:Antithrombins / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000991:Antithrombins