Massive Hemorrhage Caused by Major Pulmonary Vessel-Cutaneous Fistula in the Late Postoperative Period: Report of Two Cases.

Autor: Panagiotis Misthos, Evangelos Sepsas, Kalliopi Athanassiadi, Ioannis Skottis
Zdroj: Surgery Today; Jan2006, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p82-84, 3p
Abstrakt: Sudden life-threatening hemorrhage caused by erosion of the wall of a thoracic blood vessel such as the aorta, pulmonary artery, or pulmonary vein, in the late postoperative period is extremely rare and presents a challenging emergency. We report the cases of two patients whose only clinical manifestation was a hemorrhagic cutaneous chest wall fistula. Both patients were treated by emergency surgery. The diagnosis and management of this clinical entity requires a high index of suspicion and innovative therapeutic solutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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