OMENTOPEXY FOR ANASTOMOTIC DEHISCENCE AFTER TRACHEAL SLEEVE PNEUMONECTOMY

Authors
OKADA M KAWARAYA N KUJIME K SATAKE S YAMAMOTO H
Citation
M. Okada et al., OMENTOPEXY FOR ANASTOMOTIC DEHISCENCE AFTER TRACHEAL SLEEVE PNEUMONECTOMY, The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon, 45(3), 1997, pp. 144-145
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System",Surgery
Journal title
The thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon → ACNP
ISSN journal
01716425
Volume
45
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
144 - 145
Database
ISI
SICI code
0171-6425(1997)45:3<144:OFADAT>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A 54-year-old male patient developed anastomotic dehiscence following tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy for squamous-cell carcinoma of the right lung, Among various possible methods of treatment, omentopexy was ado pted and proved very effective in the treatment of such a fatal compli cation.