Idiopathic bronchial hemorrhage: a rare but catastrophic complication in cardiac surgery
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Idiopathic bronchial hemorrhage: a rare but catastrophic complication in cardiac surgery.
BACKGROUND Hemoptysis is a common complication in all kinds of surgery. However, it is rarely critical because it resolves with or without intervention. CASE PRESENTATION Here the authors present what is believed to be an unprecedented report of a case involving a fatal idiopathic bronchial hemorrhage complication during cardiac surgery. Eighty-five-year-old female with severe aorticvalve ste...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: 10.1186/s13019-016-0477-0