Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Venous Obstruction

Heart-Lung Transplant via an Eighth-Time Sternotomy

Kyle W. Riggs, Clifford W. Chin, Roosevelt Bryant, Farhan Zafar, Clifford Chin, Marc G. Schecter, David L. S. Morales Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. United States World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2021; 12: 136-138DOI: 10.1177/2150135118815876 AbstractWe report a combined heart-lung transplantation following seven prior sternotomies in a patient […]

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A successful lung transplant from a 3-year-old donor after controlled cardiac death followed by ex vivo lung perfusion: A case report

Marcos Galasso, Rachel D. Vanderlaan, Melinda Solomon, Christopher Caldarone, Shaf Keshavjee, Marcelo Cypel, Marc de Perrot Toronto General Research Institute and University Health Network.University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children.Canada Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryJ Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 158: e149-e152DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.02.131 AbstractAbstract Not Available Category Stenosis or Obstruction of Normal Pulmonary Venous ConnectionsSurgical

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Scimitar syndrome presenting in infancy

Charles B. Huddleston, Vernat Exil, Charles E. Canter, Eric N. Mendeloff Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1999; 67: 154-159DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01227-2 AbstractBackground: Scimitar syndrome has a variable presentation based on the age at which the diagnosis is made. In general, infants presenting in heart failure have

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Lung transplantation and repair of complex congenital heart lesions in patients with pulmonary hypertension

Eric N. Mendeloff, Charles B. Huddleston Washington University School of Medicine.United States Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgerySemin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 10: 144-151DOI: 10.1016/s1043-0679(98)70009-7 AbstractPulmonary vascular disease in conjunction with either a previously repaired or an unrepaired congenital heart defect is the third most common indication for lung transplantation in the pediatric age range. Because

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Update on lung transplantation in children

William J. Gaynor, Nancy D. Bridges, Bernard J. Clark, Thomas L. Spray Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.United States Current Opinion in PediatricsCurr Opin Pediatr 1998; 10: 256-261DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199806000-00006 AbstractLung transplantation is an important treatment option in children with acquired and congenital pulmonary disease. Indications for lung transplantation include pulmonary hypertension, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, pulmonary vein stenosis, and cystic

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Paclitaxel drug-eluting stent placement for pulmonary vein stenosis as a bridge to heart-lung transplantation

Andreea Dragulescu, Olivier Ghez, Jacques Quilici, Alain Fraisse Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire La Timone.France Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2009; 30: 1169-1171DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9511-5 AbstractCongenital pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) presents as an isolated lesion or in association with other congenital heart anomalies. The most extensive forms of the disease are uniformly fatal because neither surgical repair nor transcatheter therapy results in

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Lung transplantation for congenital pulmonary vein stenosis

Eric N. Mendeloff, Thomas L. Spray, Charles B. Huddleston, Nancy D. Bridges, Charles B. Canter, George B. Mallory, Jr. Washington University School of Medicine.United States Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAnn Thorac Surg 1995; 60: 903-906DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00543-t AbstractBackground: Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis is a uniformly fatal disease when left untreated. Transcatheter techniques (for example, balloon dilation and stent placement)

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Pediatric Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases: Recent Advances and Challenges

Levent Midyat, Eleanor D. Muise, Gary A. Visner University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital. Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Clinics in Chest MedicineClin Chest Med 2024; 45: 761-769DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2024.02.023 AbstractPediatric lung transplantation for pulmonary vascular diseases has seen notable

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Lung transplant is a viable treatment option for patients with congenital and acquired pulmonary vein stenosis

Ankit Bharat, Deidre J. Epstein, Mark Grady, Albert Faro, Peter Michelson, Stuart C. Sweet, Charles B. Huddleston Washington University.United States Journal of Heart and Lung TransplantationJ Heart Lung Transplant 2013; 32: 621-625DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.03.002 AbstractBackground: Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is associated with high mortality because surgical repair is usually not feasible or is ineffective. In addition, acquired

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Intraluminal Pulmonary Vein Stenosis in Children: A “New” Lesion

Viviane G. Nasr, Ryan Callahan, Zachary Wichner, Kirsten C. Odegard, James A. DiNardo Boston Children’s Hospital.United States Anesthesia and AnalgesiaAnesth Analges 2019; 129: 27-40DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003924 AbstractPulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare disorder that leads to progressive narrowing of the extrapulmonary veins. PVS has been reported in both children and adults and in its worse iteration

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