Lung - Transplantation

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Lung Transplant Feasibility After Lobar Resection in a Case of Pectus Excavatum and Severe Unilateral Space Loss

June 16, 2026 | Sanjay Agrawal…

A 28-year-old female initially presented in 2022 with a persistent cough. Computed tomography (CT) imaging demonstrated features consistent with pulmonary sarcoidosis, which was subsequently confirmed by bronchoscopic biopsy. She was evaluated for lung transplantation and...

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Outcomes After Lung Re-Transplantation for Restrictive Allograft Syndrome Have Not Improved Over Two Decades

June 18, 2026 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This retrospective United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database study evaluated the evolving strategies and outcomes of lung re-transplantation for restrictive allograft syndrome (RAS) over two decades (2005–2025), stratifying 293...

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Lung Transplant Feasibility After Lobar Resection in a Case of Pectus Excavatum and Severe Unilateral Space Loss

June 16, 2026 | Sanjay Agrawal…

A 28-year-old female initially presented in 2022 with a persistent cough. Computed tomography (CT) imaging demonstrated features consistent with pulmonary sarcoidosis, which was subsequently confirmed by bronchoscopic biopsy. She was...

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SCTS 2026 | Lung Transplant: Daytime Surgery

June 12, 2026 | Laurens Ceulemans

At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, Dr. Laurens Ceulemans, a thoracic and transplant surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery at UZ/KU Leuven, Belgium,...

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SCTS 2026 | Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Transplants

June 12, 2026 | Laurens Ceulemans…

At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on mesenchymal stem cells and transplants. Dr. Laurens Ceulemans, a thoracic and transplant surgeon...

JANS Article

Risks of Infectious Disease in Xenotransplantation

December 19, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A free-access short editorial summarising a clinical question that may become central in cardiothoracic practice in future. The two paragraphs on Coronaviruses are of more generalised interest. Surgeons embarking in...

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Donor Lung Harvest—The Indian Technique

October 24, 2022 | Kamran Ali

Harvesting a well-preserved and undamaged pair of donor lungs is vital for a good outcome after a lung transplant. This video shows the authors’ retrieval technique, which has been standardized...

JANS Article

Current Achievements and Future Applications of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: Where Do We Go From Here?

July 15, 2022 | Jessica Luc

In this article, the authors provide an expert opinion on the developments, current landscape, and direction in which ex vivo lung perfusion will undertake.

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Evaluation of the INSPIRE Trial and Its Implications for Lung Transplantation With Normothermic Portable Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion

October 30, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A balanced appraisal of last year’s manuscript from the Lancet Group on a relatively novel portable Organ Care System for donor lungs. The analysis of the technical complications, especially organ...

JANS Article

Long-Term Outcomes of Lung Transplant With Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion

October 9, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Ex vivo lung perfusion was used in 25% of transplanted lungs in the Toronto program since 2008. This resulted in an increase in the number of transplanted patients without any...

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Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults: Update of the CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report

September 5, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The January update of an expert panel from the American College of Chest Physicians on the expanding clinical entity of pulmonary hypertension, especially pertinent to the transplant community.

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UK Lung Transplantation: Present and Future Perspectives

June 24, 2019 | Maziar Khorsandi…

John Dark, of Freeman Hospital and Newcastle University in the UK, is the National Clinical Lead for Governance within Organ Donation and Transplantation at NHS Blood and Transplant. Professor Dark...

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Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation

May 31, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Tipograf and colleagues analyzed outcomes for 121 patients with end-stage lung disease who were placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), 70 of whom (59%) were successfully bridged to lung transplantation....

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