welcomes you to the new, improved website!This experimental study in swine investigated the feasibility of using the right and left upper lobes to perform a left unilateral lung transplant. They found the technique is feasible and may permit use of bilateral upper lobes in donors whose lungs were rejected because of isolated lower lobe issues.
Unilateral lung transplantation using right and left upper lobes: An experimental study
Submitted by: Erica Curcio
Source: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Author(s): H Nishikawa, T Oto, S Otani, M Harada, N Iga, K Miyoshi, S Miyoshi.