title: Reconstruction of pulmonary venous conduit with CorMatrix in lung transplant.
abstract: Anomalous pulmonary vein anatomy is infrequently encountered during reconstructive lung surgery, especially lung transplantation. Complications of pulmonary venous anastomosis carry high morbidity and mortality. We report a case of anomalous pulmonary vein reconstruction with a decellularized porcine small intestinal submucosa-derived extracellular matrix during bilateral lung transplantation in an 18-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Wing C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Yeen
authors.forename: Cristiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Faber
authors.forename: Christiano
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caldeira
authors.forename: Leelakrishna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nallamshetty
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rolfe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000637:transplantation*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Blood vessel prosthesis; lung transplantation; pulmonary artery; pulmonary veins; tissue engineering