Abstract
Key messageA prompt diagnosis is mandatory to avoid fatal complications in case of pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm.
Highlights
A 68-year-old woman was admitted to our unit for treatment of lung adenocarcinoma and scheduled for thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy
After 24 h, the patient experienced a high fever and she was admitted to the hospital
Since the interlobar artery was friable and the mobilization of residual lower lobe caused an extension of the vascular rupture, a completion pneumonectomy was performed
Summary
A 68-year-old woman was admitted to our unit for treatment of lung adenocarcinoma and scheduled for thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy. Keywords Critical care medicine, infection and inflammation, thoracic surgery. Correspondence Dario Amore, Monaldi Hospital, 1 Leonardo Bianchi Street, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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