Obstruction of the inferior vena cava following total heart lung transplantation: successful treatment by balloon angioplasty.
We report a case of inferior vena caval obstruction early after total heart-lung transplantation. The patient presented with edema of both legs and a venous hum at the base of the right lung. This complication was successfully treated by balloon angioplasty, avoiding the need for re-operation.
Bleasdale
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Department of Transplant Cardiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, United Kingdom.
Partridge
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D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy