Acute ischemic stroke after thoracoscopic lobectomy for the left upper lobe lung cancer: A case report

  • Le Hai Son 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Tran Trong Kiem 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Mai Van Vien 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Ngo Vi Hai 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Nguyen Trong Tuyen 108 Military Central Hospital

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Left upper lobectomy, , cerebral infarction, pulmonary vein stump

Abstract

Cerebral infarction is normally caused by thrombosis in chronic cardiogenic patients. However, it may be an acute appearance after surgery because of thrombus formation in dammaged vascular. The left upper lobectomy is the highest risk factor for cerebral infarction among anatomical lung resection. Here we report a 69-year-old patient who presented with left hemiparesis after left upper lung lobectomy on the fourth day. We strongly suspect that cerebral infarction is one of cardiopulmonary complications after anatomical lung resection in this case

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