Table 2.
Reported cases of pulmonary vein stump thrombus and peripheral embolic episode
| Year | Age/sex | Diagnosis | Concomitant conditions | Location of thrombus | Procedure | Intervala | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 75/m | acute arterial obstruction | SSS | LSPV | LUL | 6 months | 11 |
| 2004 | 73/m | TIA | DM, HT, CAD | LSPV | LUL | 20 days | 12 |
| 2009 | 76/m | RI | NR | LSPV | LUL | 13 months | 07 |
| 2012 | 66/m | CI | cancerb | LSPV | LUL | 18 months | 13 |
| 2013 | 70/m | CI | HL | LSPV | LUL | 7 years | 14 |
| 2014 | 76/f | TIA | cancerc | LSPV | LUDS | 2 days | 15 |
| 2014 | 43/m | RI | none | LSPV | LUL | 14 days | present case |
SSS = Sick sinus syndrome; LSPV = left superior pulmonary vein; TIA = transient ischemic attack; CAD = coronary artery disease; HL = hyperlipidemia; LUDS = left upper division segmentectomy.
a
Interval from pulmonary resection to RI or peripheral embolic episode.
b
Maxillary, oropharyngeal, and tongue cancer.
c
Metastatic colon cancer.