Lung Scintigraphy in Post-Lung Transplant Bronchial Stenosis

Bronchial stenosis due to anastomotic stricture is a known complication of lung transplant surgery. Computed tomography and bronchoscopy are frequently employed in the evaluation of this complication. The role of lung scintigraphy is not well defined. The authors report a case of a 59-year-old man w...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1996-05, Vol.21 (5), p.428-429
Main Authors: ZUKERBERG, BRUCE, GOYAL, MANISH, OZGEN, PINAR, GRAVES, MARK W, SCHEFF, ALICE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anastomosis, Surgical - adverse effects
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchial Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Bronchial Diseases - etiology
Constriction, Pathologic - diagnostic imaging
Constriction, Pathologic - etiology
Humans
Lung Diseases, Obstructive - surgery
Lung Transplantation - adverse effects
Lung Transplantation - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Radionuclide Imaging
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the respiratory system
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Summary:Bronchial stenosis due to anastomotic stricture is a known complication of lung transplant surgery. Computed tomography and bronchoscopy are frequently employed in the evaluation of this complication. The role of lung scintigraphy is not well defined. The authors report a case of a 59-year-old man who underwent bilateral lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Right bronchial stenosis subsequently developed at the site of the anastomosis. CT scan and bronchoscopy demonstrated severe right bronchial stenosis and marked thickening of the bronchial mucosa. Correlative ventilation/perfusion scanning showed almost complete absence of ventilation and perfusion in this lung.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199605000-00029