Bronchial dehiscence associated with a large broncholith in a lung transplant recipient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 63-year-old man who underwent single lung transplantation for advanced emphysema had a postoperative course complicated by asymptomatic bronchial dehiscence associated with a large broncholith. The stone eventually caused airway obstruction requiring partial fragmentation and incomplete extrication. We suggest that calcified nodes of significant size be removed at the time of surgery in the lung transplant recipient.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchial Diseases
- Calculi
- Lung Transplantation
- Postoperative Complications
- Surgical Wound Dehiscence