Abstract
In patients with central lung cancer that extensively involves the bronchus/pulmonary artery, a double-sleeve lobectomy is often difficult to perform. We describe a case of post-pneumonectomy basal segmental auto-transplantation using a lung preservation technique that uses cold low-potassium dextran glucose solution to protect the lung graft from ischaemia-reperfusion injury during the ex situ division of the segmental graft and the pathological investigations for the clearance of the surgical margins. A right basal segmental autotransplantation procedure was performed in a patient with stage-IIIA squamous cell lung cancer. This technique could allow extensive pulmonary resection while minimizing the loss of pulmonary reserve.
Original language | English |
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Article number | ezs224 |
Pages (from-to) | 579-581 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2012 |
Keywords
- Ischaemia-reperfusion
- Lung cancer surgery
- Lung transplantation
- Organ preservation
- Pneumonectomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine