Janssen C W
Scand J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1976;10(2):173-4. doi: 10.3109/14017437609167787.
A case is reported in which the patient died during pneumonectomy from endobronchial embolus of a tumour resulting in obstruction of the main bronchus of the normal lung. It is believed that the complication might have been prevented by the use of a double-lumen endobronchial tube. If generally employed, this precaution would also lessen the risk of intra-operative spread of smaller tumour emboli that may cause implantation metastases.
