Extracorporeal Lung Support as a Bridge to Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tumor Embolism
Joint Authors
Vasanthan, Vishnu
Halloran, Kieran
Puttagunta, Lakshmi
Nagendran, Jayan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bridging to diagnosis is an emerging technique used in end-stage cardiorespiratory failure that prolongs a patient’s life using various modalities of extracorporeal lung support (ECLS) to achieve antemortem diagnosis.
Pulmonary tumor embolism occurs when cell clusters travel from primary malignancies through venous circulation to the lungs, causing respiratory failure through inflammatory and venoocclusive pathways.
Due to its nonspecific symptomatology, pulmonary tumor embolism remains an elusive diagnosis antemortem.
Herein, we bridge a patient who presented in acute respiratory failure to the diagnosis of pulmonary tumor embolism from a gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma using ECLS modalities including venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and centrally cannulated Novalung pumpless extracorporeal lung assist.
We demonstrate the utility of this approach in diagnostically uncertain cases in unstable patients who are potentially acceptable ECLS and transplant candidates.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vasanthan, Vishnu& Halloran, Kieran& Puttagunta, Lakshmi& Nagendran, Jayan. 2016. Extracorporeal Lung Support as a Bridge to Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tumor Embolism. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102527
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vasanthan, Vishnu…[et al.]. Extracorporeal Lung Support as a Bridge to Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tumor Embolism. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102527
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vasanthan, Vishnu& Halloran, Kieran& Puttagunta, Lakshmi& Nagendran, Jayan. Extracorporeal Lung Support as a Bridge to Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tumor Embolism. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102527
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102527