Unusual presentation of a complication after pulmonary wedge resection for coccidioma.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.082.
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Abstract
We report an unusual presentation of a complication after pulmonary wedge resection. A patient with a history of pulmonary wedge resection for coccidioma presented postoperatively with dyspnea and severe hypoxemia. Cerebral infarctions were diagnosed less than 1 year later. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and pulmonary angiogram revealed a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. Surgical resection of the pulmonary arteriovenous fistula led to improved oxygen saturation and discontinuation of home oxygen.
Medical subject headings
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Coccidiosis
- Lung Diseases, Parasitic
- Pneumonectomy
- Pulmonary Artery
- Pulmonary Veins