Thoracic compartment syndrome secondary to a thoracic procedure: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Prolonged open sternotomy is a well-known phenomenon in the pediatric and adult cardiac surgery literature. It is usually an adjuvant in the treatment of a severely compromised heart. We present a case of thoracic compartment syndrome that developed postoperatively from a noncardiac thoracic procedure. Management, diagnosis, and literature review are presented.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Bronchoscopy
- Compartment Syndromes
- Lung Neoplasms
- Mediastinoscopy
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Pneumonectomy
- Postoperative Complications
- Thoracic Diseases