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Bronchial obstruction by tumor embolus of contralateral lung during pneumonectomy: report of a case

Bronchial obstruction due to a tumor embolus of the contralateral lung during pneumonectomy is an uncommon and fatal complication. According to previous cases, a bronchial balloon of double-lumen endotracheal tube (DLT) could prevent a dislodged tumor from traveling to the contralateral lung. We exp...

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Autores principales: Lee, Dong Kyu, Kim, Heezoo, Lim, Sang Ho, Choi, Young Ho, Kim, Hyun Koo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3598947/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23421935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-26