Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Pardolesi Alessandro

Publications

• Case Report
  Hemopericardium after Lung Lobectomy
  Author(s): Pardolesi Alessandro, Solli Piergiorio and Spaggiari LorenzoPardolesi Alessandro, Solli Piergiorio and Spaggiari Lorenzo
  
  Cardiac tamponade after lung resection is a very rare but life-threatening complication. The present case illustrates another of this uncommon complication, wherein the exact mechanism of injury remained undefined. Hemorrhagic cardiac tamponade occurred few hours after left lower lung lobectomy and re-thoracotomy surprisingly revealed that a left coronary artery branch rupture was the cause. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000331

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