title: Anatomic resection to manage donor partial anomalous pulmonary venous return during lung transplantation: a case report and review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rare vascular malformations are discovered infrequently in donor lungs before implantation into recipients. However, the proper handling of such malformations can influence ischemic time, implantation strategies, and subsequent patient outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a simplified method for addressing the technical challenges of anomalous pulmonary venous return in a donor lung before implantation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We demonstrate that anatomic resection is a safe and efficient method for managing this rare congenital vascular malformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Melvan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Force
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: manu.suraj.sancheti@emory.edu.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sancheti
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057234:Preoperative Period; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014019:Tissue Donors