Unusual Cause of Life-Threatening Hemoptysis During Cardiac Operation: Surgical Management Revisited.

Fortin, Joshua; Vaillancourt, Rosaire; Vigneault, Louise; Laflamme, Maxime; Simon, Mathieu; Bussières, Jean S · Ann Thorac Surg · 2017

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The surgical management of life-threatening perioperative hemoptysis has been vastly replaced by radiologic embolization. In some situations, surgical therapy can prove useful. This case report describes life-threatening hemoptysis of an unusual cause during coronary artery bypass grafting, managed through an original technique of temporary pulmonary vascular exclusion by thoracotomy.

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