Lung Transplant


History


Indications


Contraindications


Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) for High-Risk Donor Lungs


Complications

Airway Anastomotic Complications

Vascular Anastomotic Complications

Phrenic Nerve Injury/Diaphragmatic Dysfunction

Pleural Complications

Creation of “Buffalo Chest” (Pleuro-Pleural Communication) (see Buffalo Chest, [[Buffalo Chest]])

Infection

Malignancy

Lung Cancer (see Lung Cancer, [[Lung Cancer]])

Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD)

Native Lung Hyperinflation

Venous Thromboembolism

Lung Transplant Rejection/Dysfunction (Lung Transplant Rejection, [[Lung Transplant Rejection]])

Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction (Ischemia-Reperfusion Lung Injury, Early Graft Dysfunction, Pulmonary Reimplantation Response, Pulmonary Reimplantation Pulmonary Edema) (see Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction, [[Primary Lung Graft Dysfunction]])

Antibody-Mediated (Humoral) Lung Transplant Rejection

Acute Lung Transplant Rejection (Acute Cellular Lung Transplant Rejection) (see Acute Lung Transplant Rejection, [[Acute Lung Transplant Rejection]])

Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection (Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome) (see Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection, [[Chronic Lung Transplant Rejection]])

Restrictive Allograft Syndrome

Recurrence of Primary Disease in Lung Allograft


References