• Title of article

    Bronchial-atrial fistula after lung transplant resulting in fatal air embolism

  • Author/Authors

    Riyad Karmy-Jones، نويسنده , , Eric Vallieres، نويسنده , , Bruce Culver، نويسنده , , Ganesh Raghu، نويسنده , , Douglas E. Wood، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1999
  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    550
  • To page
    551
  • Abstract
    We describe a rare case of fatal air embolism in a patient in whom a left atrial-bronchial fistula developed 1 month after single lung transplant. The cause was a combination of mediastinal infection and bronchial necrosis.
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Serial Year
    1999
  • Journal title
    The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Record number

    615724