Lung - Transplantation
This single-center retrospective study examined 86 living-donor lobar lung transplant recipients who received 163 lobar grafts. Airway complications occurred in eight grafts (4.9 percent), all presenting as bronchial stenosis. Segmental perfusion defects on postoperative lung-perfusion...
This expert consensus document addresses lung volume reduction (LVR) for emphysema, including surgical and endobronchial approaches for appropriately selected patients. It provides guidance on patient selection, techniques, risks, transplantation considerations,...
This single-center retrospective study examined 86 living-donor lobar lung transplant recipients who received 163 lobar grafts. Airway complications occurred in eight grafts (4.9 percent), all presenting as bronchial stenosis. Segmental...
This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Bart P. van Putte, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, Netherlands, and the Amsterdam University...
Kartagener syndrome is a rare manifestation of primary ciliary dyskinesia characterized by chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and situs inversus. Progressive bronchiectasis may ultimately lead to end-stage respiratory failure requiring lung transplantation....
This retrospective single-center study evaluates the outcomes of isolated single lung transplants (SLT) (one usable, one declined lung) compared to split SLTs (both lungs are used for different recipients). Approximately...
This group presents a standardized, step-by-step technique for robotic-assisted lung transplantation. The authors describe port placement strategies, dissection techniques, and sequential anastomosis to optimize surgical precision while minimizing trauma. The...
This study investigates lung transplant outcomes across age groups, highlighting key survival trends and risk factors. Among the 33,644 recipients, older patients (aged 65–79 years) more frequently underwent single lung...
The article evaluates the outcomes of a paradigm shift in lung transplantation. Traditionally, the lung with the lowest perfusion was implanted first to minimize intraoperative hemodynamic instability. However, this single-center...
The role of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for the treatment of aortic stenosis in the pre- and post-lung transplant population is limited. This specific patient population is considered high...
The value for the surgical team is to be found in the systematic approach and especially the candid discussion on benefits of pulmonary transplantation, with the frank statement that may...
The authors performed a structured review of the evidence surrounding the effect of donor age in lung transplantation. They examined whether or not lungs from donors over sixty years old...
Lung transplantation remains the best option for patients with end-stage lung disease. Despite improving outcomes, the procedure confers significant morbidity risk. This paper presents a single right-sided lung transplant in...



