Bronchial-atrial fistula after lung transplant resulting in fatal air embolism.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a rare case of fatal air embolism in a patient in whom a left atrial-bronchial fistula developed 1 month after single lung transplant. The cause was a combination of mediastinal infection and bronchial necrosis.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchial Fistula
- Embolism, Air
- Fistula
- Heart Atria
- Lung Transplantation
- Postoperative Complications