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Case Reports
. 2010 Jun;2(2):121-3.

Severe gastroparesis causing postoperative respiratory complications in a heart-lung recipient

Yiqin Tao  1 , Zhongya Yan, Jiming Sha, Zhengyan Zhu, Hong Lei
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Severe gastroparesis causing postoperative respiratory complications in a heart-lung recipient

Yiqin Tao et al. J Thorac Dis. 2010 Jun.

Abstract

Heart-lung transplantation is reserved for selected patients who have end-stage cardiac and pulmonary disease. Gastroparesis, which is associated with aspiration, is commonly seen after transplantation. Here, we present a case in which gastric contents aspiration leads to Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection, 11 months after the heart lung transplantation. We strongly recommend that early diagnosis and aggressive management of post-transplantation gastroparesis is essential to prevent lung allograft injury and pulmonary infections.

Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; gastroparesis; heart-lung transplantation; pulmonary infection.

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Fig 1.
Fig 1.. Bronchoscopy revealed some mucus pluggings and food particles in trachea and at the entrances to the left main bronchi, which yielded Pseudomonas aeruginosa after culture.
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