Minimally invasive off-pump pulmonary embolectomy.
We report the case of a 35-year-old female with acute massive right pulmonary embolism, successfully treated by a minimally invasive off-pump pulmonary embolectomy-the first case in the literature implemented via the J-ministernotomy.
Ashrafian
Hutan
H
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, UK. ashrafian@email.com
Kumar
Pankaj
P
Athanasiou
Thanos
T
Stanbridge
Rex D
RD
D000328:Adult; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed