Pulmonary vein thrombosis treated successfully by thrombectomy after bilateral sequential lung transplantation: Report of a case

Itaru Nagahiro; Matthew Horton; Michael Wilson; Jayme Bennetts; Philip Spratt; Allan R. Glanville

doi:10.1007/s005950300062

Pulmonary vein thrombosis treated successfully by thrombectomy after bilateral sequential lung transplantation: Report of a case

Itaru Nagahiro^*, Matthew Horton, Michael Wilson, Jayme Bennetts, Philip Spratt, Allan R. Glanville

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Abstract

We report the case of a 35-year-old man in whom an acute pulmonary vein thrombosis developed following bilateral sequential lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis. The thrombus was detected by transesophageal echocardiography 12h after transplantation and an emergency thrombectomy was successfully performed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	282-284
Number of pages	3
Journal	Surgery Today
Volume	33
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s005950300062
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Lung transplantation
Pulmonary vein thrombosis
Thrombectomy

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