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Bilateral pulmonary lobe transplantation: left lower and right middle and lower lobes
A Bisson1, P Bonnette, N B el Kadi
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Centre Médico-Chirurgical Foch, Suresnes, France.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
It is difficult to find lungs of appropriate size for double-lung transplantation in teenagers and small adults. Nevertheless, many young patients suffering from cystic fibrosis are waiting for lung transplantation. We have performed two bilateral lobar transplantations (left lower lobe plus right middle and lower lobe) with good recovery. Details of the technique are described.