Cor Vasa 2011, 53(3):130-132 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2011.028

Pulmonary embolectomy combined with suture of a right ventricular traumatic lesion. A case report

Jiří Pol*, David Nešpor, Bořivoj Uchytil, Petr Malík, Petr Němec
Centrum kardiovaskulární a transplantační chirurgie, Brno, Česká republika

Massive pulmonary embolism is an acute, life-threatening condition. An alternative to thrombolytic therapy in these cases is surgical pulmonary embolectomy, particularly advantageous in hemodynamically unstable patients. We report the case of a woman with coincident massive pulmonary embolism and iatrogenic right ventricular lesion undergoing emergency surgery in the hybrid operating theater of our center. Use of the hybrid operating theater proved to be one of the critical factors contributing to the survival of the young female patient.

Keywords: Pulmonary embolectomy; Pulmonary embolism; Hybrid operating theater

Published: March 1, 2011  Show citation

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Pol J, Nešpor D, Uchytil B, Malík P, Němec P. Pulmonary embolectomy combined with suture of a right ventricular traumatic lesion. A case report. Cor Vasa. 2011;53(3):130-132. doi: 10.33678/cor.2011.028.
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