Can vasculitis be the cause of acute onset pulmonary venous thrombosis and gangrene after bilobectomy in a patient with bronchiectasis: a case report

Pulmonary venous thrombosis is a rare condition, often seen after lung transplantation, malignancies, fungal infections and sclerosing mediastinitis. It is a life threatening complication which may develop after a thoracic surgery operation. Here we present a patient who underwent a right lower bilobectomy for bronchiectasis, and developed postoperative thrombosis of the right upper pulmonary vein which resulted in a lober gangrene. The patient was discharged uneventfully three weeks after a completion pneumonectomy. This case report aims to discuss the possible cause of this condition, which was not related to a surgical complication, and also to emphasize the importance of rapid a diagnosis and