[En-block bilateral lung transplantation: experiments in dogs].
En-block bilateral lung transplantation was performed in dogs according to methods introduced by Dark et al and Patterson et al. Under the extra-corporeal bypass the donor's trachea, atrium and pulmonary artery trunk were anastomosed to those of recipient, respectively. Five dogs receiving bilateral lung transplantation died after a short period survival because of hemodynamic insufficiency postoperatively. Although the aim of the experiment in this series was the follow-up trial of double lung transplantation, in consequence the poor prognoses were gained, we believe the long-term survival may be possible by the device skill in the technique.
Shirakusa
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Morishige
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Hirata
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D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*