Lung reduction as bridge to lung transplantation in pulmonary emphysema.
We present a case of bridging to lung transplantation by means of laser ablation of emphysematous bullae in a lung transplant candidate. The patient underwent successful left single-lung transplantation 17 months after lung reduction. He is now well 3 months after transplantation.
Zenati
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pulmonary Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213-2582, USA.
Keenan
R J
RJ
Landreneau
R J
RJ
Paradis
I L
IL
Ferson
P F
PF
Griffith
B P
BP
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