title: A simplified model for en bloc double lung xenotransplantation from hamster to rat.
abstract: We present a simplified model of lung xenotransplantation from hamster to rat with a total non-suture technique using 14G cuffs for the main pulmonary artery, the trachea and the left atrium. This technique provides a technically easier and more reliable model to study xenotransplantation of the lung.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratory, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Perrot
authors.forename: Shaf
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keshavjee
authors.forename: Toshiharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Mingyao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Gregory P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.forename: Thomas K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Waddell
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery; D006224:Cricetinae; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D023421:Models, Animal; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous