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Single lung transplantation has been attempted in humans since 1963, but it was uniformly unsuccessful until the early 1980s (Chapter 45). These poor early results could be attributed to several factors, including technical problems resulting in bronchial dehiscence, poor donor lung preservation, infection, and inadequate immunosuppression. Probably equally important in the early failures was the selection of inappropriate patients. Most of those transplanted were desperately ill, debilitated patients with end-stage obstructive lung disease and malignancy.
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Frost, A.E., Grossman, R.F., Maurer, J.R. (1990). Indications, Selection and Management of the Recipient. In: Cooper, D.K.C., Novitzky, D. (eds) The Transplantation and Replacement of Thoracic Organs. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0711-9_46
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