Recipient airway bronchoplasty for donor “pig bronchus"

Publication date: Available online 24 August 2019Source: The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAuthor(s): Gita N. Mody, Hari R. MallidiAbstractDissemination of surgical techniques to manage rare donor airway anomalies may improve outcomes after lung transplantation. Here we report a case of an unsuspected donor tracheal bronchus that was successfully managed with a native right mainstem bronchoplasty.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research