Technical aspects of adult lung transplantation.
This article describes the authors' current technical preferences for the performance of isolated single lung transplantation and bilateral sequential single lung transplantation. The current techniques are the result of lessons learned in the performance of over 400 lung transplant operations at Washington University School of Medicine since 1987.
Meyers
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Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Patterson
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D000328:Adult; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000075202:Contraindications; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000601:surgery*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000601:surgery*