TY - JOUR
T1 - Technical considerations in lung transplantation
AU - Lau, Christine L.
AU - Patterson, G. Alexander
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - The technical aspects of lung transplantation have been refined over the past two decades. Anomalous donor anatomy and suboptimal harvests do not preclude transplantation, but they must be appropriately dealt with to ensure good outcomes. New techniques have been developed to increase the donor pool. Techniques for recipient pneumonectomy and graft implantation have been optimized, and ways of dealing with difficult exposures and anatomic variants have been designed. Novel methods for prevention of ischemia-reperfusion injury have been developed based on experimental studies, but more complete clinical scrutiny is needed to determine their impact.
AB - The technical aspects of lung transplantation have been refined over the past two decades. Anomalous donor anatomy and suboptimal harvests do not preclude transplantation, but they must be appropriately dealt with to ensure good outcomes. New techniques have been developed to increase the donor pool. Techniques for recipient pneumonectomy and graft implantation have been optimized, and ways of dealing with difficult exposures and anatomic variants have been designed. Novel methods for prevention of ischemia-reperfusion injury have been developed based on experimental studies, but more complete clinical scrutiny is needed to determine their impact.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0041859685&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S1052-3359(03)00059-0
DO - 10.1016/S1052-3359(03)00059-0
M3 - Review article
C2 - 13678308
AN - SCOPUS:0041859685
SN - 1052-3359
VL - 13
SP - 463
EP - 483
JO - Chest Surgery Clinics of North America
JF - Chest Surgery Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -