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Endoscopic image of necrosis in the bronchial anastomosis
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A1) of the transplanted lung, and the patient was treated with methylprednisolone resulting in total recovery. A bronchoscopic evaluation also showed partial necrosis at the anastomotic site, but no signs of dehiscence (Figure 1).
Posterior view of the fistula orifice in the donor bronchus right below the anastomotic site
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An autopsy revealed a fistula between the pulmonary artery and the left main bronchus, which was identified as the cause of the massive hemoptysis (Figures 2 and 3).
Autopsy examination of the bronchovascular fistula orifice through the pulmonary artery
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An autopsy revealed a fistula between the pulmonary artery and the left main bronchus, which was identified as the cause of the massive hemoptysis (Figures 2 and 3).