TY - JOUR
T1 - Second Chance for a Totally Thoracoscopic Video-Assisted Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation
AU - Driessen, Antoine H. G.
AU - Krul, Sébastien P. J.
AU - de Mol, Bas A. J. M.
AU - de Groot, Joris R.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Thoracoscopic surgery for atrial fibrillation (AF) is an attractive and emerging treatment modality. However, when a bleeding occurs access for hemostasis is limited. Therefore, a sternotomy might be necessary to stop the bleeding and continue the operation. We report 2 patients with a periprocedural bleeding in whom sternotomy could be prevented by tamponading the bleeding, interrupting the operation and resuming 3 weeks later. Our cases show that sternotomies can be prevented and that there is a second chance for thoracoscopic surgery for AF. (Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:2051-3) (C) 2012 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
AB - Thoracoscopic surgery for atrial fibrillation (AF) is an attractive and emerging treatment modality. However, when a bleeding occurs access for hemostasis is limited. Therefore, a sternotomy might be necessary to stop the bleeding and continue the operation. We report 2 patients with a periprocedural bleeding in whom sternotomy could be prevented by tamponading the bleeding, interrupting the operation and resuming 3 weeks later. Our cases show that sternotomies can be prevented and that there is a second chance for thoracoscopic surgery for AF. (Ann Thorac Surg 2012;93:2051-3) (C) 2012 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.053
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.11.053
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 22632503
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 93
SP - 2051
EP - 2053
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 6
ER -