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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:2285-2287
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Major Iatrogenic Tracheal Injury During Pneumonectomy: Conservative Treatment

Edoardo Mercadante, MD a , * , Cristiano Giovannini, MD a , Fabio Castaldi, MD a , Roberto Dell'Avanzato, MD a , Settimio Zazza, MD a , Giorgio Andreozzi, MD b , Domenico Curatola, MD b , Massimo Carlini, MD a

a Department of General Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy
b Department of Intensive Care Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy

Accepted for publication July 11, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Mercadante, Department of General Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery, S. Eugenio Hospital, P.le dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome, 00144 Italy (Email: e.mercadante{at}tiscali.it).

We hereby present the case of a 55-year-old woman with an iatrogenic tracheal laceration that occurred during double lumen intubation for left pneumonectomy. Conservative treatment was performed and the patient was discharged 12 days after surgery. No major sequelae after 3 months of follow-up were observed.




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