Pulmonary artery stump thrombosis

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 24 Jan 2020

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Sharma R, Pulmonary artery stump thrombosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-61844

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-61844

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/61844

rID:

61844

Article created:

20 Jul 2018, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

24 Jan 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest, Haematology

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Pulmonary arterial stump thrombosis
Pulmonary artery stump thrombi

Pulmonary artery stump thrombosis describes thrombus formation occurring at the site of the pulmonary arterial stump, a complication following lobectomy or pneumonectomy. It is usually discovered as an incidental finding on routine follow-up chest CT scans.

Is thought to be an in situ thrombus caused by stasis of blood flow ². Although the right pulmonary stump is longer than the left postpneumonectomy, which may promote a greater degree of stasis, interestingly studies have been inconclusive regarding whether they occur more commonly on one side or the other ⁸.

Treatment and prognosis

Some publications suggest anticoagulation to be considered for convex stump thrombus or a new stump thrombus in the context of declining pulmonary status.

Complications

pulmonary embolism to contralateral lung, occurring in less than 10% in cases ^6,8

References

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