[Case reports of emergency exeresis for intractable pulmonary hemorrhages]

Minerva Chir. 1977 May 31;32(10):611-20.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Five cases of surgically treated unrestrainable pulmonary haemorrhage are described. The satisfactory results obtained show that pulmonary exeresis, in some cases of haemorrhages, is the only effective method for saving the patient's life and removing the anatomic cause of the haemorrhage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / complications
  • Arteriovenous Malformations / complications
  • Bronchiectasis / complications
  • Emergencies
  • Female
  • Hemoptysis / etiology
  • Hemoptysis / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Lung / abnormalities
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonectomy*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / complications
  • Pulmonary Emphysema / complications