Successful pulmonary arterial embolization followed by curative surgery for a lepidic predominant lung adenocarcinoma with severe hypoxemia

Successful pulmonary arterial embolization followed by curative surgery for a lepidic predominant lung adenocarcinoma with severe hypoxemia

Abstract Background Lepidic predominant adenocarcinoma is characterized by frequent refractory hypoxemia due to intrapulmonary shunting. Severe hypoxemia can induce perioperative complications in case of thoracic surgery. Case presentation We report a case of a 67 year-old woman with localized lepid...

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Main Authors: Louise Sebane, Mostafa El-Hajjam, Philippe Puyo, Elisabeth Longchampt, Etienne Giroux Leprieur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Thoracic surgery
Non-small cell lung cancer
Lepidic adenocarcinoma
Hypoxemia
Arterial embolization
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-018-0351-1

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