Lobar transplantation, split lung transplantation and peripheral segmental resection - Reliable procedures for downsizing donor lungs

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-183

  Aigner, Clemens ^a   Mazhar, Samy ^a   Jaksch, Peter ^a   Seebacher, Gernot ^a   Taghavi, Sharokh ^a   Marta, Gabriel ^a   Wisser, Wilfried ^a   Klepetko, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Lobar transplantation; Lung transplantation; Segmental resection; Size reduced lung transplantation; Split lung

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG LOBE; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642575256     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2003.11.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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