Utilizing computed tomography volumetry for size matching prior to lung transplantation: a case series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Appropriate size matching between donor and recipient is critical for successful pulmonary transplantation. Although surrogate measurements such as height and gender are often utilized to approximate predicted lung volume, these methods provide only a gross estimation with wide variability and poor predictive value.

Case description

A single center exploratory study was conducted in which four patients underwent lung transplantation (LT) with pre-operative computed tomography (CT) volumetry obtained in both the donor and recipient to facilitate decision making regarding organ size and suitability. In four cases in which CT volumetry was used, the lung volumes calculated using surrogate measurements significantly overestimated both donor and recipient lung volumes

SUBMITTER: Shepherd HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10183521 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature