Suppurative lung disease, such as bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis, are typical indications for bilateral lung transplantation. Some cases may present a severe chest asymmetry as a sign of recurrent infections. To treat this condition, pneumonectomy and a single lung transplantation is a feasible option, even if this type of surgery is associated with a high complication risk. A second option is bilateral lung transplant with surgical reduction of the graft implanted in the smaller pleural cavity.
Bilateral Lung Transplantation in Severe Chest Asymmetry: Case Series from a Single Center / L. Rosso, P. Mendogni, A. Palleschi, D. Tosi, I. Righi, G. Grasselli, A. Zanella, V. Rossetti, F. Damarco, A. Mazzucco, M. Nosotti. - In: THE JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION. - ISSN 1053-2498. - 41:4(2022 Apr), pp. 632.S266-632.S266. (Intervento presentato al 42. convegno ISHLT Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions tenutosi a Boston : 27-30 aprile nel 2022) [10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.653].
Bilateral Lung Transplantation in Severe Chest Asymmetry: Case Series from a Single Center
L. Rosso;A. Palleschi;G. Grasselli;A. Zanella;M. Nosotti
2022
Abstract
Suppurative lung disease, such as bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis, are typical indications for bilateral lung transplantation. Some cases may present a severe chest asymmetry as a sign of recurrent infections. To treat this condition, pneumonectomy and a single lung transplantation is a feasible option, even if this type of surgery is associated with a high complication risk. A second option is bilateral lung transplant with surgical reduction of the graft implanted in the smaller pleural cavity.
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