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Left lower lobe transplantation during a bilateral single lung transplantation (pulmonary lobe transplantation)
A Bisson1, P Bonnette, A Perruchoud
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Centre Médico-Chirurgical Foch, Suresnes, France.
Abstract:
An isolated left lower lobe was used as a left graft, during a bilateral single lung transplantation procedure, in a patient with infected fibrosis. This technique is suitable for patients with small lung volume (especially cystic fibrosis) or asymmetric retraction.