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Bronchial-atrial fistula after lung transplant resulting in fatal air embolism |
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| Authors: | Karmy-Jones R Vallieres E Culver B Raghu G Wood D E |
| Affiliation: | Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA. |
| 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. |
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