Alessandro Wasum Mariani, Israel Lopes de Medeiros, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes,
Flávio Guimarães Fernandes, Fernando do Valle Unterpertinger, Lucas Matos Fernandes,
Mauro Canzian, Fábio Biscegli Jatene
J Bras Pneumol.2011;37(6):791-795
Since they were first established, ex vivo models of lung reconditioning have been evaluated extensively. When rejected donor lungs are used, the great variability among the cases can hinder the progress of such studies. In order to avoid this problem, we developed a technique that consists of separating the lung block into right and left blocks and subsequently reconnecting those two blocks. This technique allows us to have one study lung and one control lung.
Keywords: Lung transplantation; Transplantation conditioning; Organ preservation; Organ preservation solutions.