title: Successful lung transplantation from a donor with persistent lobar atelectasis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Over the past 15 years, the number of recipients waiting for a lung transplant has increased and now far exceeds the number of available donors. Liberalization of donor criteria to include the use of extended donors remains an attractive option for expanding the donor pool. Numerous centers, including the authors' own, have begun exploring this relatively unknown territory of lung transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Successful bilateral lung transplantation was performed for a patient with emphysema utilizing lungs from a donor with persistent lobar atelectasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This report demonstrates that an acceptable outcome is possible from a donor with persistent lobar atelectasis if other parameters are acceptable. Larger studies would help further our understanding of the impact of donor radiographic abnormalities on outcomes following lung transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Norihisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shigemura
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Yoshiya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toyoda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Jay K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Bhama
keywords: Directed tissue donation; lung transplantation; pulmonary atelectasis