[Serious and consecutive airway complications after lung transplantation].
Airway complications are relatively frequent after lung transplantation and represent a great challenge to the medical team. In spite of the development of different modalities of bronchoscopic treatment and a lower incidence of complications with new surgical techniques, morbidity and mortality are still elevated. We present the case of a woman who underwent right lung transplantation who afterward developed four severe and consecutive airway complications that solved with a successful therapy approach.
Curbelo
Pablo
P
Cátedra de Neumología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Cáneva
Jorge
J
Osses
Juan
J
Bertolotti
Alejandro
A
Ahumada
Rosalía
R
Wagner
Graciela
G
Favaloro
Roberto
R
D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa