Surgical Management of Bronchial Stump Complication in Cadaveric Lobar Lung Transplantation

Introduction null Lobar lung transplantation (LLTx) allows the use of oversized grafts for small recipients. In this technically demanding and not widely adopted procedure, prolonged air leak, kinking of vascular anastomoses and remaining dead space are frequent complications. We describe our experience in treatening the rarely reported bronchial stump insu!cency (BSI) after LLTx. null null null Case Report null Between 1993-2016 we performed...