Abstract:Purpose: The shortage of suitable donor organs is a problem in lung transplantation. This dilemma is even worse in recipients with small chest cavities. In order to exploit a larger donor pool, we electively accepted bigger organs for small patients and performed lobar lung transplants. We further compared this patient group with patients receiving regular bilateral lung transplantation concerning survival and lung function. Methods: In our lung transplant program 10 patients (8 women and 2 men, 45.9±12.2 year… Show more
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