title: Pulmonary vein thrombosis following bilobectomy.
abstract: Acute thrombosis of the pulmonary vein following lobectomy or bilobectomy is a rare complication with no standard guideline for diagnosis or management. In this report, we present a case of right upper lobe vein thrombosis following a middle and lower lobectomy. Diagnosis was confirmed by ventilation-perfusion lung scan, pulmonary angiogram, and bronchoscopy. The patient was treated conservatively with no further complications and had a partial recovery of the circulation to the right upper lobe. A review of the literature is also presented along with the experimental data demonstrating the mechanisms of recovery.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Service, VA Medical Center, Oregon 97207.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hovaguimian
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Gately
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Floten
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*