Unusual case of a vanishing bronchus of the left allograft in a lung transplant recipient

Abstract

We present an interesting case of a complete vanishing of the left main bronchus in a lung transplant recipient who had a successful outcome due to acute respiratory support with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in order to perform airway dilation.

Keywords

• Acute
• extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
• left main bronchus
• lung transplantation
• vanishing
• venovenous