1972 Volume 19 Issue 4 Pages 253-258
In order to elucidate the effect of denervation of the lung produced by lungtransplantation on the function of the transplanted lung, the ventilation, the alveolar function, the nature of blood gas and hemodynamics were observed. Moreover, the function of a single reimplanted lung after total removal of the contralateral lung was also investigated. The effect of denervation is not so remarkable as may be expected. On the other hand, the existence of secondary factors cannot be disregarded. If we make effect to eliminate these unfavorable factors, the influence of denervation cannot be a great obstacle to the performance of lungtransplantation.
