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Case reports

Clamshell approach for lung harvest in donor with previous aortic valve substitution

Thoracic Surgery – Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy

Received 17 July 2008; received in revised form 19 September 2008; accepted 24 September 2008.

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In this report we present a successful clamshell approach for lung harvest, with subsequent two single lung transplantations in two different patients, from a donor who had previous median sternotomy for aortic valve substitution.

Key Words: Marginal lung donor • Lung transplantation • Lung harvest technique