Pulmonary Artery Embolization of Intravenous Leiomyomatosis Extending into the Right Atrium.
- Author:
Sak LEE
1
;
Do Kyun KIM
;
Kyoung Shik NARM
;
Sang Ho CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Korea. sak911@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary artery;
Embolization;
Leiomyomatosis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cardiopulmonary Bypass;
Dyspnea;
Emergencies;
Female;
Heart Atria;
Hemodynamics;
Humans;
Leiomyomatosis;
Operating Rooms;
Pulmonary Artery
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2011;44(3):243-246
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 43-year-old woman was diagnosed with an intravenous leiomyomatosis at a previous hospital and transferred to our hospital to undergo surgical treatment. Emergency one-stage operation for coincidental removal of intra-abdominal, right atrial, and intravenous masses were planned. Upon arriving at the operating room, she suffered a sudden onset of severe dyspnea and showed hemodynamic instability. Intraoperative TEE showed pulmonary embolization of a right atrial mass. Removal of the pulmonary artery mass and the intra-abdominal mass, and the cardiopulmonary bypass were performed without any complications.
