Anaesthetic challenges in pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis – a rare disease treated with bilateral lung transplantation, first case from India

Anaesthetic challenges in pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis – a rare disease treated with bilateral lung transplantation, first case from India

Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare autosomal recessive end stage lung condition characterized by widespread alveolar deposition of calcium microliths. It is worth emphasis india has reported 80 cases out of 1022 cases worldwide but there is no report on lung transplant and and anaesth...

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Main Authors: Pradeep Kumar, Apar Jindal, Prabhat Dutta, Sandeep Attawar, Vijil Rahulan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
anaesthetic management
bilateral lung transplant
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
transesophageal echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2021;volume=24;issue=1;spage=79;epage=82;aulast=Kumar

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