Stenosis of bronchus intermedius: an unusual complication after transplantation and its treatment

Complications related to ischemia are the most important cause of morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation. Ischemia suffered by large bronchi during topical cooling and transplantation of the graft is considered the possible pathogenic noxa for late stenosis as well as a possible cause of anastomotic leak or ulceration of the mucosa. It seems to emerge from the literature that the bronchus intermedius may be particularly prone to ischemia and may undergo stenosis late after transplantation.