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Delayed postoperative bleeding following lobectomy caused by the sharp tip of a suture: a case report
Tomoyuki Kawamura1, Hisashi Suzuki2, Moriyuki Kiyoshima1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, 6528 Koibuchi, Kasama, Ibaraki, 309-1793, Japan.
Background:
Postoperative bleeding is a rare but serious complication occasionally caused by hard surgical materials, such as staples. Postoperative hemorrhage caused by sutures is very rare.
Case Presentation:
A 75-year-old man with lung cancer underwent right lower lobectomy. Eleven days after surgery, he developed a haemothorax. Emergency thoracotomy revealed arterial bleeding from a pinhole injury in the parietal pleura caused by a monofilament non-absorbable suture tip used during the initial surgery.
Conclusions:
Postoperative bleeding is a serious complication, and as sutures are often used in surgery, it is important to be cautious while using this material.
