Abstract
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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 229-230 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Annals of Thoracic Medicine |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acute
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- left main bronchus
- lung transplantation
- vanishing
- venovenous
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine