Pulmonary vein thrombosis after lung transplantation presenting as stroke.
Pulmonary vein thrombosis is a serious complication of lung transplantation. Thrombus formation at the pulmonary venous anastomosis site may result in allograft failure and ischemic stroke. The optimal therapy is not known; open embolectomy and non-surgical management with or without anti-coagulation have been tried with variable success. We report a case of pulmonary vein thrombosis in a 31-year-old woman, presenting with sudden hemiparesis 24 days after lung transplantation.
Uhlmann
Erik J
EJ
Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Dunitz
Jordan M
JM
Fiol
Miguel E
ME
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011668:Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome