Abstract
This is a case of 50-year-old male who underwent left single lung transplantation for pulmonary fibrosis. He sustained a bronchial dehiscence with a pulmonary artery-bronchial fistula which was primarily repaired. One week later, there was complete bronchial dehiscence followed by a massive hemoptysis. At operation, following resection of necrotic donor bronchus there was a sizeable gap between donor and recipient bronchus, which was bridged with a cryopreserved aortic homograft. The homograft patch provided a satisfactory repair without malacia. The patient required retransplantation six months later for reasons unassociated with the repair. Homograft aorta proved useful material for salvaging the dehisced lung transplant bronchial anastomosis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 666-668 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Lung transplantation
- Pulmonary artery-bronchial fistula