title: Bronchial sleeve resection for posttransplant stricture.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
authors.forename: E Carter
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Paulson
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kucharczuk
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Sterman
authors.forename: Larry R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: M Blair
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: 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