title: Giant yolk sac tumor operated under percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS) and aspiration device.
abstract: We here report the case of an 18-year-old man with a giant yolk sac tumor that is resected under percutaneous cardiopulmonary support (PCPS). Because this patient had severe dyspea when he lay in a supine position, we resected the tumor. We used PCPS during the operation for the induction and maintenance of ventilation because his trachea and left main bronchus were collapsed by the tumor. Also, we used a vacuum aspiration device that is commonly used for facilitating difficult vaginal deliveries. We propose that several devices, such as a PCPS and vacuum aspiration device, are useful for the operation of a mediastinal tumor with dyspnea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization, Kumamoto Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takaji
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kei
authors.forename: Katsunobu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawahara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016683:Supine Position; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed