Successful surgical treatment of a posttransplantation bronchovascular fistula involving the pulmonary vein.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.053.
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Abstract
Bronchovascular fistula is a rare complication after lung transplantation, which usually has a fatal outcome. We describe the case of successful surgical treatment of bronchovascular fistula of the left upper pulmonary vein and the left main bronchus.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchial Fistula
- Lung Transplantation
- Pulmonary Veins
- Vascular Fistula