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A rupture of the ascending aorta which occurred in a woman on the 13th postoperative day following a right upper lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection for lung cancer is reported herein Fortunately, the patient was rescused from a cardiac tamponade and hemothorax by emergency operation. The operative findings suggested a traumatic rupfure of the aorta, however, lymph node dissection of the mediastinum could not be excluded as a possible cause. Therefore, careful mediastinal lymph node dissection should be carefully performed in operations for lung cancer.
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Morimoto, M., Ohashi, M., Nobara, H. et al. Rupture of the ascending aorta after surgical resection for lung cancer —A case report—. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 21, 476–479 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02470980
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