Abstract
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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-210 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2009 |