KEMAL KARAPINAR, ÖZKAN SAYDAM, MUZAFFER METİN, ATİLLA GÜRSES, CELAL BUĞRA SEZEN
Current Thoracic Surgery - 2017;2(3):91-93
Pulmonary venous thrombosis is a rare condition, often seen after lung transplantation, malignancies, fungal infections and sclerosing mediastinitis. It is a life threatening complication which may develop after a thoracic surgery operation. Here we present a patient who underwent a right lower bilobectomy for bronchiectasis, and developed postoperative thrombosis of the right upper pulmonary vein which resulted in a lober gangrene. The patient was discharged uneventfully three weeks after a completion pneumonectomy. This case report aims to discuss the possible cause of this condition, which was not related to a surgical complication, and also to emphasize the importance of rapid a diagnosis and management.
