Technical Considerations for Lung Transplantation in Kartagener's Syndrome

Jason M. Gauthier; Tsuyoshi Takahashi; Andrew J. Bierhals; Steven L. Brody; Ramsey R. Hachem; Chad A. Witt; Derek E. Byers; Roger D. Yusen; Elbert P. Trulock; Patrick R. Aguilar; Ruben G. Nava; Benjamin D. Kozower; Bryan F. Meyers; G. Alexander Patterson; Daniel Kreisel; Varun Puri

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.08.095

Technical Considerations for Lung Transplantation in Kartagener's Syndrome

Jason M. Gauthier, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Andrew J. Bierhals, Steven L. Brody, Ramsey R. Hachem, Chad A. Witt, Derek E. Byers, Roger D. Yusen, Elbert P. Trulock, Patrick R. Aguilar, Ruben G. Nava, Benjamin D. Kozower, Bryan F. Meyers, G. Alexander Patterson, Daniel Kreisel, Varun Puri

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Kartagener's syndrome is a rare genetic disorder of ciliated epithelial cells associated with recurrent respiratory tract infections, bronchiectasis, and situs inversus. In some patients, the accumulation of airway secretions and recurrent infections lead to end-stage lung disease, for which lung transplantation is the only effective treatment. Anatomical variations, such as dextrocardia and pulmonary situs inversus, make the procedure challenging, yet feasible with certain technical modifications and careful preparation of donor lungs. We report a case of bilateral lung transplantation without the use of cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with Kartagener's syndrome while describing important technical details of the operation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e337-e339
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	107
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.08.095
State	Published - May 2019

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Gauthier, J. M., Takahashi, T., Bierhals, A. J., Brody, S. L., Hachem, R. R., Witt, C. A., Byers, D. E., Yusen, R. D., Trulock, E. P., Aguilar, P. R., Nava, R. G., Kozower, B. D., Meyers, B. F., Patterson, G. A., Kreisel, D., & Puri, V. (2019). Technical Considerations for Lung Transplantation in Kartagener's Syndrome. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 107(5), e337-e339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.08.095

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