Lung - Transplantation

Video

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, delivered a presentation titled “Lung...

JANS Article

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...

Video

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...

Video

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,...

Video

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

Regeneration of Severely Damaged Lungs Using an Interventional Cross-Circulation Platform

May 29, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

A common cause of donor lung unsuitability is aspiration pneumonitis. Pig lungs experimentally damaged by aspiration of gastric contents were supported using cross-circulation with a living swine donor, resulting in...

JANS Article

Double Lung Transplant Recipient Niki Lauda Dies 9 Months After Successful Life Saving Surgery

May 21, 2019 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70. Lauda, who underwent a lung transplant in August 2018 and had previously had 2 renal transplants,...

JANS Article

In Global News: Bioengineered Blood Vessels, an Antibiotic Antiplatelet, and Veins Versus Arteries First in Lobectomy

May 17, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest The British Heart Foundation reports that the number of premature deaths related to cardiovascular disease has risen in the UK for the first time in...

JANS Article

First Experience With Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion for Initially Discarded Donor Lungs in the Netherlands: A Single-Centre Study

May 16, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Zhang and colleagues retrospectively compared outcomes for 27 patients who underwent lung transplantation either with or without ex vivo lung perfusion at their center. The ex vivo lung perfusion group...

JANS Article

In Global News: Cardiac Regeneration in Pigs, Health Effects of Marijuana Use, and Running to Reduce Aortic Stiffness

May 10, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest As state-specific regulations around marijuana change in the US, physicians and surgeons express concern about the dearth of information about the potential long-term harmful effects...

JANS Article

FDA Approves Device to Help Increase Access to More Lungs for Transplant

May 3, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

The US FDA approved the Xvivo device for maintaining or resuscitating donor lungs prior to transplant. Interesting very high survival is reported in the control group at one year.

...
JANS Article

Heart and Lung Transplants From HCV-Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients

April 28, 2019 | Arie BlitzBronze ContributorSilver Commentor

The authors of this single-center open-label pilot trial evaluated the intermediate-term outcomes of patients undergoing either heart (n=8) or lung (n=36) transplantation from donors that had evidence of active hepatitis...

JANS Article

In Global News: 3D Echocardiography Goggles, US Lung Transplant Policy, and Training for OR Fires

April 26, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest Uruguay’s fight against tobacco and Phillip Morris was highlighted at the recent Annual Meeting of the American College of Cardiology, and one physician shares her...

LOAD MORE
ADVERTISE ON CTSNET