17.06.2022 | Case report
Left common pulmonary venous trunk—better be careful than sorry
verfasst von:
Santhosh Regini Benjamin, Nishok David, Birla Roy Gnanamuthu
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Ausgabe 6/2022
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Abstract
Pulmonary vein abnormalities are very commonly encountered in general thoracic surgical practice. While performing a lobectomy, ideally all the pulmonary veins should be identified before ligating the corresponding vein. Failing to recognize a common pulmonary vein may lead to an unwarranted pneumonectomy which may end up morbid for the patient. In this report, we present a patient with left lower lobe bronchiectasis who underwent a left lower lobectomy and was identified to have a common left pulmonary venous trunk intra-operatively.