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An aberrant donor pulmonary vein during lung transplant: a surgical challenge |
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| Authors: | Khasati Noman Hasan MacHaal Ali Thekkudan Joyce Kumar Somnath Yonan Nizar |
| Affiliation: | a Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology, Manchester, United Kingdom b Transplant Unit, Manchester, United Kingdom c Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Abstract: | Aberrant pulmonary veins are uncommon. Anastomosis of such a vein during a lung transplant operation may provide a surgical challenge. We report the first case of an aberrant pulmonary vein anastomosed to the left atrial appendage during the implantation of the left lung. |
| Keywords: | 12 |
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