Anesthetic Experience in Thorocoscopic Cryosurgery for Metastatic Lung Cancer: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2005.48.6.663
- Author:
Sam Hong MIN
1
;
Choon Hak LIM
;
Jee Yeon KIM
;
Hye Won LEE
;
Hae Ja LIM
;
Suk Min YOON
;
Seong Ho CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. yourejoice@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
cryosurgery;
hypothermia;
lung
- MeSH:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Cryosurgery*;
Hypothermia;
Lung Neoplasms*;
Lung*;
Mortality
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2005;48(6):663-665
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cryosurgery has been used to treat various nonresectable tumors, and although it is known to have great safety, and minimal morbidity, and mortality, we experienced unexpected hypothermia during thoracoscopic cryosurgery for metastatic lung cancer. Even though arrythmia and coagulopathy were absent in our case, it is possible to experience such complications in cases of long duration cryosurgery. We report out experience and include a brief discussion of the issues involved.
