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Coil embolization for pulmonary artery injury caused by chest tube drainage.

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Pulmonary artery injury caused by chest tube drainage is rare, but it requires prompt diagnosis to perform urgent surgical repair. We report that a 53-year-old man who suffered from pulmonary… Click to show full abstract

Pulmonary artery injury caused by chest tube drainage is rare, but it requires prompt diagnosis to perform urgent surgical repair. We report that a 53-year-old man who suffered from pulmonary artery injury by chest tube drainage was successfully treated by coil embolization.

Keywords: pulmonary artery; chest tube; tube drainage; artery injury

Journal Title: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Year Published: 2017

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