학술논문
Unusual presentation of a complication after pulmonary wedge resection for coccidioma.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Leduc F; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.; Thipphavong S; Matzinger F; Dennie C; Sundaresan S
Source
Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 15030100R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-6259 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00034975 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ann Thorac Surg Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
We report an unusual presentation of a complication after pulmonary wedge resection. A patient with a history of pulmonary wedge resection for coccidioma presented postoperatively with dyspnea and severe hypoxemia. Cerebral infarctions were diagnosed less than 1 year later. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and pulmonary angiogram revealed a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. Surgical resection of the pulmonary arteriovenous fistula led to improved oxygen saturation and discontinuation of home oxygen.