A bilateral lung transplant and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm reconstruction with an aortic graft in a woman with pulmonary hypertension
An aneurysm of the pulmonary artery is a rare but severe complication in patients suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension. For these patients, a lung or heart-lung transplant is the only definitive therapy available. Our goal was to show a reconstruction strategy in a patient with a mismatch...
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Veröffentlicht in: | European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 2022-11, Vol.62 (6) |
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Zusammenfassung: | An aneurysm of the pulmonary artery is a rare but severe complication in patients suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension. For these patients, a lung or heart-lung transplant is the only definitive therapy available. Our goal was to show a reconstruction strategy in a patient with a mismatch between the pulmonary artery and the donor aorta. |
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ISSN: | 1010-7940 1873-734X |
DOI: | 10.1093/ejcts/ezac538 |