Salvage lung retransplantation: En bloc double lung with bronchial artery revascularization for bronchial dehiscence related to short telomeres

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep;168(3):e62-e64. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.026. Epub 2024 Apr 4.

Authors

James J Yun¹, Shinya Unai², Marie M Budev³, Bala Anandamurthy⁴, Francisco Almeida³, Jason Turowski³, Ken R McCurry², Gosta Pettersson²

Affiliations

¹ Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: yunj@ccf.org.
² Heart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
³ Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
⁴ Anesthesia Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

PMID: 38580193
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.03.026

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bronchial Arteries* / diagnostic imaging
Bronchial Arteries* / surgery
Female
Humans
Lung Transplantation* / adverse effects
Lung Transplantation* / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Reoperation*
Salvage Therapy* / methods
Surgical Wound Dehiscence / surgery
Telomere / genetics
Treatment Outcome