Aortic homograft for pulmonary artery augmentation in single lung transplantation

Pablo Rueda; Jose Morales; Enrique Guzman; Jose L Tellez; Benito A Niebla; Alejandro Avalos; Hilda Patiño

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.01.040

Aortic homograft for pulmonary artery augmentation in single lung transplantation

Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Jun;79(6):2161-2. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.01.040.

Authors

Pablo Rueda¹, Jose Morales, Enrique Guzman, Jose L Tellez, Benito A Niebla, Alejandro Avalos, Hilda Patiño

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico City, Mexico.

PMID: 15919340
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.01.040

Abstract

We present a case of unilateral lung transplantation in which a segment of the donor's descending aorta was used as a homograft for pulmonary artery augmentation in the donor lung. This technique can be used when the donor's lung artery has been cut at the base of the hilum during the harvesting procedure.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta / transplantation*
Female
Humans
Lung Transplantation*
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
Pulmonary Fibrosis / surgery
Tissue and Organ Harvesting / methods
Transplantation, Homologous