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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:2110-2112. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.12.011
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Ex Vivo Bilateral Pulmonary Embolectomy for Donor Lungs Prior to Transplantation

Mohammad Shihata, MD*, Nitin Ghorpade, MD, Dale Lien, MD, Dennis Modry, MD

Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Accepted for publication December 5, 2007.

* Address correspondence to Dr Shihata, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta, 303, 10904 - 102 Ave, NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T5K2Y3, Canada (Email: mshihata{at}gmail.com).

Pulmonary arterial embolic disease of donor lungs is a known entity. Its implications on the technicality, the perioperative management, and the outcome of lung transplantation depend on the extent of the embolic disease and the indicators of lung function at the time of procurement. We report a case of lung transplantation from a donor who was known to have significant acute pulmonary embolic disease and the perioperative management used to optimize the outcome.






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