Unusual presentation of a complication after pulmonary wedge resection for coccidioma

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Dec;88(6):2011-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.082.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology*
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy
  • Coccidiosis / surgery*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Parasitic / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonectomy / adverse effects*
  • Pneumonectomy / methods
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed