An Unusual Complication during Lobectomy- The Usefulness of Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy.

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2000-01-13
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We describe a case of left lower lobectomy which had to be converted into a left pneumonectomy due to inadvertent resection of left upper lobe bronchus. This was proved by the use of fibreoptic examination of the remaining bronchus and by examination of the resected specimen.
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Mathai K, Chandrasekar N. An Unusual Complication during Lobectomy- The Usefulness of Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy. Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia. 2000 Jan; 3(1): 32-3