title: Successful bilateral lung transplantation after previous pneumonectomy.
abstract: We report successful bilateral lung transplantation for end-stage suppurative lung disease after a previous right-sided pneumonectomy performed for a destroyed lung. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of the procedure even in the context of mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal artificial oxygenation. Posttransplantation follow-up revealed excellent gas exchanges, no airway complications, and well-functioning grafts with right-sided ventilation and perfusion of 37% and 22%, respectively.
authors: Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. hans-beat.ris@chuv.ch
authors: Hans-Beat
authors: HB
authors: Ris
authors: Thorsten
authors: T
authors: Krueger
authors: Michel
authors: M
authors: Gonzalez
authors: Enrico
authors: E
authors: Ferrari
authors: Madeleine
authors: M
authors: Chollet-Rivier
authors: Carlos
authors: C
authors: Marcucci
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Prior
authors: Pierre-Yves
authors: PY
authors: Jayet
authors: John-David
authors: JD
authors: Aubert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D011013:Pneumonectomy