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Lung reduction as bridge to lung transplantation in pulmonary emphysema
M Zenati1, R J Keenan, R J Landreneau
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pulmonary Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213-2582, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
We present a case of bridging to lung transplantation by means of laser ablation of emphysematous bullae in a lung transplant candidate. The patient underwent successful left single-lung transplantation 17 months after lung reduction. He is now well 3 months after transplantation.