Artículos de revistas
Bilateral lung transplantation in asymmetric thorax: Case reports
Fecha
2008Registro en:
TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, v.40, n.3, p.872-874, 2008
0041-1345
10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.02.057
Autor
SAMANO, M. N.
WAISBERG, D. R.
VILLIGER, L. E. O.
PEGO-FERNANDES, P. M.
JATENE, F. B.
Institución
Resumen
Suppurative lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis, when diffuse and associated with important functional loss, can be treated with bilateral lung transplantation with good results. These diseases are frequently associated with previous lung resections presenting an asymmetric thorax, thus making lung extraction difficult and generating disproportion between the graft and the pleural cavity. To treat this condition, pneumonectomy and single lung transplantation is a feasible option; however, there are associated comorbidities and an invariable need for extracorporeal circulation. Described herein are 2 patients with an asymmetric thorax, treated with bilateral transplantation and lung volume reduction with lobectomy.