Transplantation of Lungs Procured From a Donor With an Atrioesophageal Fistula

Lung transplantation continues to be limited by a shortage of donor organs. We report the case of procurement and transplantation of lungs from a young donor who died from an atrioesophageal fistula, complicating catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Our case illustrates that structural damage...

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Published in:Ann Thorac Surg
Main Authors: Takahashi, Tsuyoshi, Gauthier, Jason M., Albertin, Elizabeth K., Damiano, Ralph J., Patterson, G. Alexander, Bierhals, Andrew J., Pasque, Michael K., Hachem, Ramsey R., Puri, Varun, Kreisel, Daniel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6935363/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30081029
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.049
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