| Literature DB >> 21225408 |
Takeshi Nagayasu1, Tsutomu Tagawa, Naoya Yamasaki, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Takuro Miyazaki.
Abstract
Although many reports have shown that mediastinoscopy is an extremely safe procedure, the most serious complication that can occur is hemorrhage from the large vessels in the mediastinum. A patient with severe pulmonary artery injury during mediastinoscopy that was successfully repaired through a right posterolateral thoracotomy is reported. Digital compression based on the anatomy was highly effective in controlling the hemorrhage caused by a longitudinal tear.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21225408 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-010-0633-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1863-6705