Lung transplantation for primary pulmonary hypertension and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm.
We report the case of an 18-year-old patient with a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm and primary pulmonary hypertension who was successfully treated with bilateral lung transplantation and complete reconstruction of the pulmonary artery.
Wekerle
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T
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Austria.
Klepetko
W
W
Taghavi
S
S
Birsan
T
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*