title: Bilateral lung transplantation from a donor with previous aortic valve surgery.
abstract: The British Transplantation Society states that previous chest surgery in a donor constitutes a contraindication to lung retrieval. In this report, we describe a case of successful bilateral lung harvest from a donor who had previously undergone aortic valve replacement. This case highlights that isolated valve surgery can be an addition to the extended donor criteria for lung retrieval and therefore increase the number of organs available for transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK sdasde@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sudeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das De
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nenekidis
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itrakjy
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mascaro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D046148:Donor Selection; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014019:Tissue Donors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Heart valve prosthesis implantation; Lung transplantation; Tissue and organ harvesting; Tissue and organ procurement; Tissue donors