Successful Bilateral Lung Transplantation After Previous Pneumonectomy Hans-Beat Ris, MD, Thorsten Krueger, MD, Michel Gonzalez, MD, Enrico Ferrari, MD, Madeleine Chollet-Rivier, MD, Carlos Marcucci, MD, John Prior, PhD-MD, Pierre-Yves Jayet, MD, John-David Aubert, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 91, Issue 4, Pages 1302-1304 (April 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.09.026 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Estimation of configuration and size of the right chest cavity by transverse computed tomography images at comparable levels through the chest cavities (A) before pneumonectomy, (B) after pneumonectomy with important right-sided mediastinal shift, (C) after introduction of the chest expander, and (D) after transplantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 1302-1304DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.09.026) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Illustration shows right-sided lung transplantation with anastomosis of the intermediate donor bronchus to the recipient trachea and retrocaval anastomosis of the pulmonary artery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 1302-1304DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.09.026) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 (A) Chest roentgenogram after transplantation, (B) ventilation scintigraphy, and (C) perfusion scintigraphy performed 6 weeks after transplantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 91, 1302-1304DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.09.026) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions