Right lower lobe herniation after domino heart-lung transplantation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report 2 cases of trapping and incarceration of the right lower lobe in the left hemithorax after heart-lung transplantation with bicaval anastamoses (domino donors). This occurred despite confirmation of the normal anatomy at the time of implantation, before lung inflation. In 1 case this complication resulted in a right lower lobectomy 7 days after transplantation due to infarction and infection of the right lower lobe. These cases illustrate the importance of reexamining the anatomy after lung inflation, before chest closure.
Medical subject headings
- Heart-Lung Transplantation
- Lung Diseases