Surgical Science
Vol.8 No.8(2017), Paper ID 78661, 10
pages
DOI:10.4236/ss.2017.88040
Unexpected Postoperative Paraplegia after Thoracotomy in Lung Cancer: Incidental Migration of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose Used for Hemostasis of Intercostal Space Bleeding
Takanori Ayabe, Masaki Tomita, Shigeko Shimizu, Etsuko Yokoyama, Manabu Okumura, Koichiro Itai, Kunihide Nakamura
Division of Thoracic and Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Division of Thoracic and Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Division of Patient Safety Management, University of Miyazaki Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan
Division of Patient Safety Management, University of Miyazaki Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan
Division of Patient Safety Management, University of Miyazaki Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan
Division of Clinical Ethics, University of Miyazaki Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Copyright © 2017 Takanori Ayabe, Masaki Tomita, Shigeko Shimizu, Etsuko Yokoyama, Manabu Okumura, Koichiro Itai, Kunihide Nakamura et al. This is
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How to Cite this Article
Ayabe, T. , Tomita, M. , Shimizu, S. , Yokoyama, E. , Okumura, M. , Itai, K. and Nakamura, K. (2017) Unexpected Postoperative Paraplegia after Thoracotomy in Lung Cancer: Incidental Migration of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose Used for Hemostasis of Intercostal Space Bleeding.
Surgical Science,
8, 365-374. doi:
10.4236/ss.2017.88040.