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2528034

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
Orthotopic en bloc transplantation of the heart and one lung has been done in two patients with end-stage cardiopulmonary disease and a prior thoracic operation. The first patient had undergone right pulmonary thromboembolectomy with caval ligation 5 years earlier, and the second had had left lower lobectomy for bronchiectasis 15 years before the heart and contralateral lung transplantation. Surgical procedures followed the techniques that had been developed in animals. Transplantation of the unoperated contralateral lung made it possible to avoid dissection in the obliterated pleural space and to minimize bleeding, which simplified the procedure considerably. Dramatic reduction in pulmonary artery pressure and improved respiratory function allowed both patients to be weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass without problems. Although the first patient died of liver and renal failure soon after the operation, an intact cough reflex facilitated recovery in the second patient, who has been discharged with essentially normal respiratory function. This report describes heart and unilateral lung transplantation as a procedure of choice for patients with extensive pleural adhesions that made total cardiopulmonary replacement unfeasible.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-5223
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
343-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Heart and unilateral lung transplantation in patients with end-stage cardiopulmonary disease and previous thoracic operations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôpital de la Pitie, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports