Acute pulmonary thromboembolism complicating pneumonectomy: successful operative management

Pulmonary thromboembolism after pneumonectomy carries high fatality. Here w e present a case of acute embolism to the left pulmonary artery with thromb us in the right atrium and inferior vena cava following right pneumonectomy . Diagnosis was made clinically and radiologically before proceeding to eme rgency surgery. Thromboembolectomy was successfully performed on cardiopulm onary bypass and the patient was subsequently discharged home after unevent ful recovery. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.