Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Technical Aspects of Lung Transplantation: General Considerations

  • Park, Samina (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Young Tae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2022.07.14
  • Accepted : 2022.07.21
  • Published : 2022.08.05
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Abstract

Surgical approaches to lung transplantation in adults vary substantially among surgeons and institutions, but the underlying principles are consistent. This article provides a surgical overview of bilateral sequential lung transplantation.

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This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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