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Mar, 2015

Pneumocephalus and Chylothorax Complicating Vertebrectomy for Lung Cancer

ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
  • Seiichiro Sugimoto
    • ,
  • Masato Tanaka
    • ,
  • Ken Suzawa
    • ,
  • Hitoshi Nishikawa
    • ,
  • Shinichi Toyooka
    • ,
  • Takahiro Oto
    • ,
  • Toshifumi Ozaki
    • ,
  • Shinichiro Miyoshi
Volume
99
Number
4
First page
1425
Last page
1428
Language
English
Publishing type
DOI
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.098
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Pneumocephalus is a rare, but potentially fatal complication of thoracic surgery. We describe a case of successful management of pneumocephalus complicated by persistent chylothorax developing after en bloc partial vertebrectomy performed after induction chemoradiotherapy for lung cancer invading the spine. Surgical treatment should be considered for pneumocephalus complicated by any condition requiring persistent chest drainage. (C) 2015 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.098
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25841826
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000352162100058&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.098
  • ISSN : 0003-4975
  • eISSN : 1552-6259
  • Pubmed ID : 25841826
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000352162100058
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