An aberrant donor pulmonary vein during lung transplant: a surgical challenge.

Khasati, Noman Hasan; MacHaal, Ali; Thekkudan, Joyce; Kumar, Somnath; Yonan, Nizar · Ann Thorac Surg · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Aberrant pulmonary veins are uncommon. Anastomosis of such a vein during a lung transplant operation may provide a surgical challenge. We report the first case of an aberrant pulmonary vein anastomosed to the left atrial appendage during the implantation of the left lung.

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