Postpneumonectomy pulmonary artery stump thrombosis: CT features and imaging follow-up
Postpneumonectomy pulmonary artery stump thrombosis: CT features and imaging follow-up
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DOI:
10.1148/radiol.2371041686
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发表时间:
2005-10-01
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19.7
通讯作者:
Wittram, C
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作者:
Kwek, BH;Wittram, C
PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate the computed tomographic (CT) features of pulmonary artery stump thrombosis at initial and follow-up CT.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was approved by institutional review board, which waived informed consent, and was, HIPPA compliant. All patients who had undergone pneumonectomy and CT from January 2001 to August 2003, as identified with data search system, were included. Eighty-nine patients (49 men, 40 women; mean age, 60 years) were studied. Thrombus identification, categorization (concave or convex), and stump and thrombus measurements were made by two radiologists in consensus. The use of anticoagulation therapy was determined from patients' charts. The t test was used.RESULTS: Initial CT scans were obtained 34,months, 67 (standard, deviation) after pneumonectomy; multiple CT scans were obtained in 58 patients during. follow-up of 25.1 months +/- 24.8. Eleven (12.4%),of 89 patients had stump thrombi with near equal frequency on either side. Five concave and six convex thrombi were 1 initially identified. Anticoagulation was not commenced for stump, thrombosis. The mean length of the right stump (31 mm 10) was greater than that of the left stump (13 mm 7) (P