Successful lung transplantation in an octogenarian

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Mar;139(3):e47-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.06.044. Epub 2009 Mar 10.

Authors

Norihisa Shigemura¹, Stacey Brann, Susan Wasson, Jay Bhama, Christian Bermudez, Brack G Hattler, Bruce Johnson, Maria Crespo, Joseph Pilewski, Yoshiya Toyoda

Affiliation

¹ Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.shigemura@thoracic.med.osaka-u.ac.jp

PMID: 19660321
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.06.044

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged, 80 and over
Humans
Lung Transplantation*
Male
Pulmonary Fibrosis / surgery*
Treatment Outcome