Pericardial tamponade: an unusual complication of lobectomy for lung cancer.

Abstract

A rare case of pericardial tamponade developed in a 69-year-old man after a right upper lobectomy for lung cancer. This unusual complication presented in the early postoperative period and was associated with what we believed to be an aberrant right bronchial artery coming off the intrapericardial portion of the aorta. This vessel retracted into the pericardial sac where it bled causing a pericardial tamponade.

• Authors: R H McLean, B B Parandian, M H Nam
• Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 67 Issue 2 Pg. 545-6 (Feb 1999) ISSN: 0003-4975 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 10197691 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Bronchial Arteries (abnormalities)
• Carcinoma, Squamous Cell (surgery)
• Cardiac Tamponade (etiology, surgery)
• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms (surgery)
• Male
• Pericardial Effusion (etiology, surgery)
• Pneumonectomy
• Postoperative Complications (etiology, surgery)
• Reoperation