Bilateral Lobar Transplants Using One Donor for Two Small-Sized Recipients.

Reck Dos Santos, Pedro; Yeung, Jonathan; Andrade, Bruno; Reeb, Jeremie; Wada, Hironobu; Keshavjee, Shaf; Cypel, Marcelo · Ann Thorac Surg · 2020

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Cadaveric lobar lung transplantation is an alternative for patients whose chest cavities have small dimensions. We present here a case where 1 donor was used for bilateral lobar transplantations in 2 high-risk patients. Coordination between the graft preparation at the back table and the 2 concomitant lung transplant teams was necessary to minimize the ischemic injury of the grafts and to plan for adequate vascular and bronchial cuffs for both implantations.

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