Acute Lung Injury After Bilateral Lung Transplantation Due to Contralateral Pulmonary Arterial Anastomotic Obstruction.

Chaudhri, Babar B; Pillay, Thasee; Tocewicz, Krys · Ann Thorac Surg · 2015

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Acute lung injury after lung transplantation is usually due to reperfusion injury and can severely affect outcome. Unilateral lung injury is usually due to obstruction of the pulmonary venous/left atrial anastomosis. We present the successful treatment of a patient with unilateral acute lung injury unusually caused by contralateral pulmonary artery anastomotic obstruction. The detection and management of this clinical situation is discussed.

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