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Bilateral Orthotopic Lung Transplantation After Prior Cut and Sew MAZE
Tang A, Alhossan A, Elgharably H. Bilateral Orthotopic Lung Transplantation After Prior Cut and Sew MAZE. June 2025. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.29225708
Bilateral lung transplantation after prior cut and sew MAZE presents a challenging technical scenario because severe calcifications within the left atrium and pulmonary veins make it difficult to safely clamp and sew the pulmonary vein anastomosis. To safely perform the pulmonary vein anastomosis, the surgeons converted a typical venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) approach to full cardiopulmonary bypass and arrested the heart. This allowed the authors to fully drain the heart and open the vein cuffs for debridement and completion of the pulmonary vein anastomoses.
References
- Lung Transplantation on Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Time Matters. Ayyat, K.S. et al. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Volume 39, Issue 4, S327
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