Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Technical Aspects of Combined Heart-Lung Transplantation

  • Ju, Min Ho (Department of Nursing and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Medical Research Institute of Pusan National University) ;
  • Je, Hyung Gon (Department of Nursing and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Medical Research Institute of Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2022.07.25
  • Accepted : 2022.08.01
  • Published : 2022.08.05
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Abstract

Although organ transplants have become quite common, combined heart-lung transplantation (CHLTx) is unfamiliar at most institutions. While the remarkable rate of development in treatment options, such as drugs and mechanical circulatory support, have reduced the need for CHLTx, it remains the sole treatment option for a subset of patients with end-stage cardiopulmonary failure. For many cardiothoracic surgeons, CHLTx is not technically new or difficult, but it does pose challenges due to its low frequency and relative complexity. Thus, this review aims to describe the CHLTx technique in technical detail using the existing literature.

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Acknowledgement

The authors would like to thank Sung Ho Son for his special illustrations.

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