Lung - Transplantation

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Effect of Surgical Exposure on Outcomes in BLTx: Insight From the International ECLS Registry

September 10, 2026 | Shrikar Modukuri

Based on the international multicenter ECLS in Lung Transplantation Registry, this study compared the three surgical approaches to bilateral lung transplantation (BLTx) (clamshell, n=451; isolated bilateral thoracotomies, n=624; and median sternotomy, n=125) in 1,200 adults...

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Right Basilar Segmental Autologous Lung Transplantation With Carinal Reconstruction for Central Lung SCC

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This case report describes a 75-year-old patient with a centrally located squamous cell carcinoma extending from the carina to the right intermediate bronchus and the superior segment of the lower...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 174: Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

September 17, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with James Cox, Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, USA,...

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CT Findings Maintains the Predictive Performance of an Existing Radiograph-Based Donor Lung Acceptability Score

September 17, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This study assessed whether chest computed tomography (CT) findings improve the validated Lung Donor (LUNDON) score for predicting acceptance of brain-dead donor lungs. Among 2,454 donors who underwent CT, emphysema,...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

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Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery: An Interview With Joel Cooper

March 28, 2019 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

In this Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery interview, Joel Dunning of the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, speaks with Joel Cooper of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania...

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In Global News: Delirium After Cardiac Surgery, CALS in India, and Modeling Mitral Repair

February 22, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest The Cardiac Surgery Advanced Life Support (CALS) protocol is expanding to India from the UK, as a cardiac surgical team at Sri Ramachandra Institute of...

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In Global News: Transplant Art, National Donor Day, and PCI After CABG

February 15, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest The Donor Alliance observes National Donor Day on February 14th in the US, encouraging people to #StartTheConversation about being an organ donor with their families....

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In Global News: Heart Cells in Space, July Surgery Outcomes, and Monitoring for Transplant Rejection

February 1, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chimes in to the #10YearChallenge with a focus on his heart surgery. A New England Journal of Medicine case...

Video

Toronto Lung Transplant Program Donor Lung Retrieval

November 19, 2018 | Laura Donahoe…

The Toronto Lung Transplant Program performs over 200 donor lung retrievals each year. The surgical approach is standardized to ensure the best quality lung preservation possible. Careful technique is used...

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In Global News: Woman Runs 5K After Double-Lung Transplant and Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement

November 9, 2018 | Emily RobinsonBronze Contributor

A multidisciplinary team led by Bob Kiaii at the London Health Sciences Centre in Ontario, Canada, has reportedly completed the world’s first robotic performance of a specific aortic valve replacement...

Video

Bilateral Lung Transplant

November 5, 2018 | Orlando Petrucci, M.D., Ph.D.…

The patient was a 16-year-old girl with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, with pancreatic insufficiency and diabetes. She was listed for lung transplant and she underwent a bilateral lung transplant....

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Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A Rare Indication for Pulmonary Transplantation

October 15, 2018 | Diego Alejandro Murillo Brito…

Background Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare lung disease characterized by widespread intra-alveolar accumulation of calcium phosphate deposits called microliths. Since the first macroscopic description of the disease by...

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