title: [Acute arterial ischemia due to tumor embolism after pulmonary resection: report of two cases and review of the literature].
abstract: From january 1984 to december 1999 we operate in our institution, 465 patients affected by lung cancer. In the early post-operative period we observe two arterial peripheral embolic events. Treatment consist in surgical embolectomy by Fogarty probe under femoral way. We don't observe post-operative complications or any functional sequelae. For the two patients tumoral character of the embolism was confirmed this work confirm the need of pre-operative precautions to avoid this complication that way be severe when in diagnosed or treated lately.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-vasculaire, Hôpital Abderrahmen Mami, Tunisie.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: el Hammami
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smati
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Djilani-Horchani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kilani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005121:Extremities / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications