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[Uni- and bilateral lung transplantation: functional results. Vienna Lung Transplant Group]
M Grimm1, O C Burghuber, W Schlick
1II. Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Wien.
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
At the end of December 1990 11 patients had survived lung transplantation at the 2nd Department of Surgery, University of Vienna. In these patients 7 single lung (SLTX) and four bilateral lung transplantations (DLTX) were performed. The indication for operation in 6 cases was emphysema, in 2 cases mucoviscidosis, in 2 cases pulmonary fibrosis, and in 1 case secondary pulmonary hypertension, following operation of a ductus Botalli. By means of fitness tests, blood-gas analysis, pulmonary function tests and ventilation respectively perfusion scan a marked improvement of the clinical status of the patients following lung transplantation could be shown.