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INTRODUCTION: The number of lung transplantations performed is increasing worldwide. With an improved experience and outcomes, the age of the recipient on its own has ceased to be an absolute contra-indication. We report our first experience with lung transplantation in patients aged 65 years or older. METHODS: From January 2014 to March 2019, the files of patients aged 65 years or older undergoing lung transplantation were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: During the study period, 241 patients underwent lung transplantation in Bichat hospital (Paris, France), including 25 recipients aged 65 years or older. Underlying diagnoses were interstitial (72%) and obstructive (28%) disease. The rate of single lung transplantation was 80%. Sixteen patients required ECMO assistance during the procedure. Early complications were mostly grade III primary graft dysfunction (12%) and cellular rejection (20%). Overall one-year survival rate was 76%. CONCLUSION: After a careful selection of the recipients, the early results of our retrospective single center series are encouraging. We continue to consider lung transplantation in rigorously selected recipients of aged 65 years and more.
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial/epidemiology , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/therapy , Lung Diseases, Obstructive/epidemiology , Lung Diseases, Obstructive/therapy , Lung Transplantation , Age Factors , Age of Onset , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , France/epidemiology , Graft Survival , Humans , Lung Diseases, Interstitial/mortality , Lung Diseases, Obstructive/mortality , Lung Transplantation/adverse effects , Lung Transplantation/methods , Lung Transplantation/mortality , Lung Transplantation/statistics & numerical data , Male , Paris/epidemiology , Postoperative Period , Primary Graft Dysfunction/epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , Survival Rate , Time Factors , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
We report a case of a 54-year-old woman presenting a symptomatic focal atherosclerotic abdominal aortic stenosis. Computed tomographic angiography allowed to study the lesion, the abdominal aorta and its main branches. The patient was treated via an endovascular approach using a covered stent. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was asymptomatic with a patent reconstruction after 18 months. Improvement in endovascular technology has totally modified the treatment of focal atherosclerotic abdominal aortic stenosis. However, many technical points remain to be determined including the necessity of systematic stenting, the type of stent to use, and the steps of the procedure.
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Aortic Diseases , Atherosclerosis , Aorta, Abdominal , Aortic Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Aortic Diseases/surgery , Atherosclerosis/diagnostic imaging , Atherosclerosis/surgery , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , RadiographyABSTRACT
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair enters the field of laparoscopic surgery. Main advantage of laparoscopic AAA repair is to perform the gold standard endoaneurysmorraphy with a reduced surgical trauma. Since 2001, the technique has evolved and is now well-established. We describe the standard technique of totally laparoscopic endoaneurysmorraphy with tube graft interposition through a transperitoneal left retrorenal approach. Main technical points are discussed.
