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Un varón de 61 años sin predisposición trombótica es sometido a trasplante bipulmonar como último tratamiento para su EPOC terminal sin soporte de ECMO. Tras el implante y la reperfusión de ambos pulmones, se realizó un examen ecocardiográfico transesofágico completo para comprobar principalmente las anastomosis de las venas pulmonares. En este estudio se identificó una gran masa móvil, hiperecogénica, densa y heterogénea en la aurícula izquierda, compatible con un trombo en tránsito desde la circulación venosa pulmonar. Este hallazgo fue comunicado al equipo quirúrgico inmediatamente para reabrir la anastomosis y retirar el coágulo antes de mayores consecuencias. No hubo manifestaciones clínicas cuando se despertó al paciente.(AU)
61-year-old man without any thrombotic predisposition was undergone double sequential lung transplantation due to terminal stage of COPD without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. After implantation and reperfusion of both lungs, a complete transoesophageal echocardiography exam was performed to check especially the pulmonary venous anastomosis. In this exam, a large heterogenous, dense, hyperechoic mobile mass was identified in the LA, which was compatible with a thrombus in transit from pulmonary veins circulation. This finding was communicated to the surgical team to reopen the anastomosis and remove the clot before further consequences. There were no clinical manifestations when the patient was awakened.(AU)
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Echocardiography, Transesophageal , Pulmonary Veins/diagnostic imaging , Pulmonary Veins/injuries , Thrombosis , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/drug therapy , Lung Transplantation , Anesthesiology , Inpatients , Physical Examination , TransplantsABSTRACT
A 61-year-old man with no predisposition to thrombosis underwent sequential double lung transplantation without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support due to terminal stage COPD. After implantation and reperfusion of both lungs, a complete transoesophageal echocardiography study was performed to check the pulmonary venous anastomosis. The study showed a large, heterogeneous, dense, hyperechoic free-floating mass in the left atrium compatible with a clot in transit from the pulmonary circulation. The surgical team were notified of this finding so that they could reopen the anastomosis and remove the clot to prevent a major complication. There were no clinical manifestations when the patient was awakened.
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Introducción: La enfermedad de Castleman (EC) es un trastorno linfoproliferativo poco frecuente, localizada más frecuentemente en mediastino y abdomen. Se describen dos casos de EC de localización mediastínica presentados en nuestro servicio. El primer caso una mujer de 33 años con EC variante plasmocelular asociada a enfermedad de Hodgkin, y el segundo caso, una mujer de 32 años con EC tipo hialinovascular. Discusión: De etiología desconocida, clínicamente se distinguen dos formas de EC: a) la multicéntrica, que afecta a más de un órgano, cursa con síntomas generales y puede estar acompañada de otras afecciones como linfoma, y b) la localizada, más frecuente, que cursa de forma asintomática o con síntomas compresivos por efecto de masa. En estos casos presentados, se puede observar la diferencia en la presentación clínica de esta enfermedad en sus dos variedades. Conclusiones: La EC es una rara enfermedad linfoproliferativa cuyo tratamiento es la resección tumoral y su pronóstico es bueno (AU)
Introduction: Castleman's disease (CD) is an uncommon lymphoproliferative disorder most frequently localized in the mediastinum and abdomen. Two cases of CD with mediastinal localization in our service are described. The first case was found in a 33-year old woman with the plasma cell variant of CD associated to Hodgkin's disease and the second case was found in a 32 year old woman with hyalinevascular type CD. Discussion: CD, of unknown etiology, is clinically distinguished with two forms, multicentric that affects more than one organ and occurs with general symptoms and can be accompanied by other involvements such as lymphoma. The second one is the localized one, which is more frequent and evolves asymptomatically or with compressive symptoms due to mass effect. In these cases presented, the difference in the clinical presentation of this condition in its two variants can be seen. Conclusions: CD is an uncommon lymphoproliferative disease whose treatment is tumor resection and whose prognosis is good (AU)
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Humans , Female , Adult , Castleman Disease/surgery , Mediastinal Neoplasms/surgery , Lymphoproliferative Disorders/complications , Hyaline Cartilage/pathology , Plasmacytoma/pathologyABSTRACT
Benign acquired tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a rare though serious occurrence associated with a high degree of morbidity and mortality. We review 18 cases of TEF treated over 16 years in our hospital. The variables analyzed descriptively were demographic (age, sex and others), clinical (etiology, time of intubation, time and symptoms leading to clinical suspicion, diagnostic techniques, and others), and therapeutic (dependence on mechanical ventilation, location of tissues, tracheal resection, tissue interposition, postoperative course of disease, and others). Fifteen of the 18 patients required surgery. The rate of success (80%) was high in terms of respiration, swallowing and phonation. Surgery involved simple closure of the TEF, with half the patients requiring a second operation to correct tracheal stenosis. Resection and anastomosis were performed in the remaining 11 cases, with only one requiring a second operation for recurrence of stenosis. Two cases of perioperative mortality and one TEF recurrence related to assisted ventilation were recorded. Tracheoscopy was the most effective diagnostic technique, complemented by computerized tomography of the trachea. Presurgical evaluation of tracheal stenosis, the absence of mechanical ventilation, preoperative preparation and postoperative care are the factors that determine success in this type of surgery. When tracheal stenosis is associated with TEF, resection and anastomosis should be performed in the affected zone.
