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Successful lung transplantation from a donor with persistent lobar atelectasis.

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Over the past 15 years, the number of recipients waiting for a lung transplant has increased and now far exceeds the number of available donors. Liberalization of donor criteria to include the use of extended donors remains an attractive option for expanding the donor pool. Numerous centers, including the authors' own, have begun exploring this relatively unknown territory of lung transplantation. CASE REPORT: Successful bilateral lung transplantation was performed for a patient with emphysema utilizing lungs from a donor with persistent lobar atelectasis. CONCLUSION: This report demonstrates that an acceptable outcome is possible from a donor with persistent lobar atelectasis if other parameters are acceptable. Larger studies would help further our understanding of the impact of donor radiographic abnormalities on outcomes following lung transplantation.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Aditya Bansal, Norihisa Shigemura, Yoshiya Toyoda, Jay K Bhama

Institutions: Ochsner Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Temple University

Language: English

Topic: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W20828221

FWCI: 0.32

Cites: 37

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10