Combined Management of a Bronchial Artery Fistula After Lung Transplantation.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 31276644.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.05.028.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
A 46-year-old female patient exhibited massive endobronchial bleeding after dilation of a left bronchial anastomotic stenosis after lung transplantation, consistent with a bronchopulmonary artery fistula (BPAF). The BPAF was treated with a bronchial covered self-expandable metallic stent and percutaneous transcatheter pulmonary artery stent placement. BPAF is rare and leads to death in most cases because of massive hemoptysis. We describe a case of successful combined management of BPAF using both bronchial and pulmonary stent placement.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Bronchi
- Bronchial Arteries
- Bronchial Fistula
- Lung Transplantation
- Postoperative Complications
- Vascular Fistula