Total pulmonary artery occlusion immediately after lung transplantation: successful revascularization with intravascular stents.
Occlusion of the pulmonary artery anastomosis is an uncommon early complication of lung transplantation which necessitates emergency surgical revision. Percutaneous correction of such a complication has not been previously reported. We report a patient who had total pulmonary artery occlusion less than 24 hours after right single lung transplantation with successful revascularization achieved by means of percutaneously delivered endovascular stents.
Hearne
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Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
O'Laughlin
M P
MP
Davis
R D
RD
Baker
W A
WA
Bashore
T M
TM
Harrison
J K
JK
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio