Idiopathic pulmonary vein thrombosis: a rare cause of massive hemoptysis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jul;88(1):281-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.061.

Abstract

The case history of an adult female with massive hemoptysis due to idiopathic left inferior pulmonary vein thrombosis necessitating lower lobectomy is presented with a review of the current literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemoptysis / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemoptysis / etiology*
  • Hemoptysis / surgery
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonectomy / methods
  • Pulmonary Veins*
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Rare Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Venous Thrombosis / complications*
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Venous Thrombosis / surgery*