Unusual case of a vanishing bronchus of the left allograft in a lung transplant recipient

Unusual case of a vanishing bronchus of the left allograft in a lung transplant recipient

We present an interesting case of a complete vanishing of the left main bronchus in a lung transplant recipient who had a successful outcome due to acute respiratory support with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in order to perform airway dilation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Don Hayes, Shaheen Islam, Stephen Kirkby, Thomas J Preston, Peter B Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Acute
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
left main bronchus
lung transplantation
vanishing
venovenous
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=4;spage=229;epage=230;aulast=Hayes

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http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=4;spage=229;epage=230;aulast=Hayes

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