Bronchial sleeve resection for posttransplant stricture.
Nonanastomotic bronchial stenosis is a rare complication of lung transplantation. We report a case of a bilateral lung transplant recipient who experienced recalcitrant stenosis of the bronchus intermedius. All attempts at conservative management failed, and the stricture was successfully treated by a parenchymal-sparing segmental sleeve resection. Although rare, this is an important technique in the management of this difficult problem.
Paulson
E Carter
EC
Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Singhal
Sunil
S
Kucharczuk
John C
JC
Sterman
Daniel H
DH
Kaiser
Larry R
LR
Marshall
M Blair
MB
D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged