title: Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return of the Left Upper Lobe in a Donor Lung.
abstract: We report a case of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return from the left upper lobe in a donor lung discovered during lung transplantation. The upper lobe vein could be implanted successfully into the donor atrial cuff to restore physiologic venous drainage. The abnormality was retrospectively identified on the donor's chest computed tomographic scan. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging performed in the recipient 6 months after transplantation demonstrated patent left pulmonary venous drainage. This is the third reported case of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return in a donor lung, but the first description of direct ex vivo suture into the donor cuff.
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Transplantation Pulmonaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; EA 7293 Stress Vasculaire et Tissulaire en Transplantation, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. Electronic address: anne.olland@chru-strasbourg.fr.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olland
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Transplantation Pulmonaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; EA 7293 Stress Vasculaire et Tissulaire en Transplantation, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Jérémie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reeb
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Transplantation Pulmonaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Pierre-Emmanuel
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Falcoz
authors.affiliation: Pôle de Radiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garnon
authors.affiliation: Pôle de Radiologie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Germain
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Transplantation Pulmonaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Santelmo
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Transplantation Pulmonaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; EA 7293 Stress Vasculaire et Tissulaire en Transplantation, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Transplantation Pulmonaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; EA 7293 Stress Vasculaire et Tissulaire en Transplantation, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Massard
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012587:Scimitar Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed