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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1994;108:403-411
© 1994 Mosby, Inc.

CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REPLACEMENT

Lobar transplantation: Indications, technique, and outcome

Los Angeles, Calif.

From the Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif.

Address for reprints: Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1510 San Pablo St., Suite 415, Los Angeles, CA 90033.

Abstract

Lobar transplantation represents a therapeutic option for children and some adults with severe end-stage pulmonary disease. Six patients including two neonates, three children, and one adult underwent lobar transplantation. Ages ranged from 17 days to 21 years. Transplant procedures were unilateral in the neonates and two of the children and bilateral in the child and adult who had cystic fibrosis. The donor lobes were from cadavers in the two neonates and living related donors in the children and the adult. Unilateral grafts involved use of the right upper lobe in the 12-year-old patient with bronchopulmonary dysplasia; right middle lobe with a ventricular septal defect repair in the 4-year-old patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome, left upper lobe in the 28-day-old patient with primary pulmonary hypertension, and the right upper and middle lobes in the 17-day-old patient with diaphragmatic hernia. Bilateral lobar transplantations were performed with the right lower and left lower lobes in the two patients with cystic fibrosis (aged 13 and 21 years). The two neonates underwent emergency transplantation with the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge. Perioperative survival was 83%, with only the 4-year-old patient with ventricular septal defect/Eisenmenger's syndrome dying early. No airway complications were observed. The unilateral grafts received most of the blood flow as shown by perfusion scanning (range 74% to 99%). Living related donor complications included prolonged air leaks (>6 days) in two patients. In urgent situations, such as an infant requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and in the existing milieu of donor shortage, lobar transplantation (living related or cadaveric) is a surgically feasible procedure and can provide a donor source in the limited time frame of these clinical situations. Bilateral lobe transplantation may be a viable option for patients with cystic fibrosis and life-threatening respiratory decompensation. (J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG 1994;108:403-11)

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