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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Although abnormalities of the pulmonary venous anastomosis in the early postoperative period after lung transplantation have been reported from several centers, late complications related to the pulmonary venous anastomosis have not been described. In the present study, we describe the clinical and transesophageal echocardiographic findings of pulmonary vein anastomotic complications in two patients at 1.9 and 2.3 years after lung transplantation. Both pulmonary venous abnormalities, stenosis in the first instance and thrombosis in the second instance, impaired venous outflow on the affected side causing unilateral edema and pleural effusion. Pulmonary venous abnormalities late after lung transplantation can mimic allograft rejection, opportunistic infection, or heart failure and are best diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0894-7317
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
763-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Anastomosis, Surgical, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Blood Flow Velocity, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Cardiac Output, Low, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Constriction, Pathologic, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Diagnosis, Differential, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Echocardiography, Transesophageal, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Edema, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Fatal Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Graft Rejection, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Lung Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Opportunistic Infections, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Pleural Effusion, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Pulmonary Veins, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Regional Blood Flow, pubmed-meshheading:9339431-Thrombosis
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Late pulmonary venous complications after lung transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports