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  • Title: [Surgical Removal of Left Atrial Thrombus Originating from the Left Upper Pulmonary Vein Stump after Left Upper Lobectomy;Report of a Case].
    Author: Yoshimoto K, Fukunaga A, Oba J.
    Journal: Kyobu Geka; 2018 Jun; 71(6):455-458. PubMed ID: 30042245.
    Abstract:
    Left upper lobectomy may be a risk factor for thrombosis in the pulmonary vein stump. We report a case of surgical removal of a left upper pulmonary vein stump thrombus after left upper lobectomy. A 73-year-old man with transit ischemic attack had a history of left upper lobectomy for pulmonary tuberculosis 40 years before. Echocardiography and chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a mobile thrombus in the left atrium originating from the left upper pulmonary vein stump. Surgical removal of the thrombus as well as the left upper pulmonary vein stump was performed under extracorporeal circulation and cardioplegic cardiac arrest. Pathological examination of the pulmonary vein stump revealed no growth of tumor nor injury of endothelial cells. Postoperative course was uneventful and no recurrence of the thrombus was observed during 7 years after surgery.
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