Real-Time Computed Tomography Highlights Pulmonary Parenchymal Evolution During Ex Vivo Lung Reconditioning

Edouard Sage; Julien De Wolf; Philippe Puyo; Pierre Bonnette; Matthieu Glorion; Nicolas Salley; Antoine Roux; Ngai Liu; Alain Chapelier

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.12.029

Real-Time Computed Tomography Highlights Pulmonary Parenchymal Evolution During Ex Vivo Lung Reconditioning

Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Jun;103(6):e535-e537. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.12.029.

Authors

Edouard Sage¹, Julien De Wolf², Philippe Puyo¹, Pierre Bonnette¹, Matthieu Glorion¹, Nicolas Salley¹, Antoine Roux³, Ngai Liu⁴, Alain Chapelier¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Pneumology, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France; Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

PMID: 28528061
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.12.029

Abstract

Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has been developed as a method to reassess and recondition marginal lungs. However, evaluation during procedures is limited to a combination of physiologic variables such as gas exchange, pulmonary mechanics, and pulmonary vascular resistance. The aim of this study was to analyze the feasibility of real-time computed tomographic (CT) imaging to improve the evaluation of the lung during EVLP procedures.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Donor Selection*
Humans
Lung Transplantation*
Organ Preservation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
Transplantation Conditioning*