title: Emergent pneumonectomy for hemoptysis in a patient with previous thoracoplasty.
abstract: Hemoptysis is a life-threatening episode of respiratory disease. By means of every possible treatment, hemostasis should be obtained to secure the airway as well as to prevent blood loss. We describe an emergent pneumonectomy for massive hemoptysis from destroyed lung in a patient with previous thoracoplasty. After prolonged ventilation support postoperatively, the patient with compromised lung function recovered well.
authors.affiliation: General Thoracic Surgery, Gifu National Hospital, Gifu, Japan. okubo@gifu.hosp.go.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013905:Thoracoplasty; D016896:Treatment Outcome