Delayed postoperative bleeding following lobectomy caused by the sharp tip of a suture: a case report

BACKGROUND: Postoperative bleeding is a rare but serious complication occasionally caused by hard surgical materials, such as staples. Postoperative hemorrhage caused by sutures is very rare. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75-year-old man with lung cancer underwent right lower lobectomy. Eleven days after sur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kawamura, Tomoyuki, Suzuki, Hisashi, Kiyoshima, Moriyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7538496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33025247
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-01039-w
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Postoperative bleeding is a rare but serious complication occasionally caused by hard surgical materials, such as staples. Postoperative hemorrhage caused by sutures is very rare. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75-year-old man with lung cancer underwent right lower lobectomy. Eleven days after surgery, he developed a haemothorax. Emergency thoracotomy revealed arterial bleeding from a pinhole injury in the parietal pleura caused by a monofilament non-absorbable suture tip used during the initial surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative bleeding is a serious complication, and as sutures are often used in surgery, it is important to be cautious while using this material.

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