Reconstruction of pulmonary artery with donor aorta and autopericardium in lung transplantation

Masafumi Noda; Yoshinori Okada; Yoshikatsu Saiki; Tetsu Sado; Yasushi Hoshikawa; Chiaki Endo; Akira Sakurada; Sumiko Maeda; Hisashi Oishi; Takashi Kondo

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.029

Reconstruction of pulmonary artery with donor aorta and autopericardium in lung transplantation

Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;96(1):e17-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.029.

Authors

Masafumi Noda¹, Yoshinori Okada, Yoshikatsu Saiki, Tetsu Sado, Yasushi Hoshikawa, Chiaki Endo, Akira Sakurada, Sumiko Maeda, Hisashi Oishi, Takashi Kondo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

PMID: 23816111
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.029

Abstract

A 44-year-old man with Eisenmenger's syndrome due to ventricular septal defect (VSD) was listed for lung transplantation. The patient's condition was complicated by a giant pulmonary artery (PA) aneurysm. Concurrent VSD closure and total reconstruction of the recipient PA with the donor aorta were planned. When the patient underwent bilateral lung transplantation, the aortic graft obtained turned out to be too short to complete the reconstruction. A PA graft made of the recipient's pericardium was successfully interposed between the donor's PA and the donor's aortic graft.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm / diagnosis
Aneurysm / etiology
Aneurysm / surgery*
Angiography
Aorta, Thoracic / transplantation*
Cardiac Catheterization
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
Male
Pericardium / transplantation*
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Postoperative Complications
Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
Tissue Donors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Transplantation, Autologous
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*