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ReviewPulmonary therapy2026

Destroyed Lungs and Surgical Management.

Lihui Yu, Jingyu Chen

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Review in Pulmonary therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Lihui YuWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China.
Jingyu ChenWuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China. chenjy@wuxiph.com.

Funding

The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China 2023YFC2507100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Destroyed lung is a radiographic and clinical end-stage condition of chronic pulmonary infection, characterized by irreversible parenchymal destruction and major functional impairment. Medical treatment may control active infection, but established structural damage is usually irreversible. Pneumonectomy remains the conventional surgical option for selected patients with unilateral destroyed lung, although it is associated with considerable perioperative risk. Lung transplantation may be considered only in highly selected patients with end-stage disease, bilateral involvement, severe functional compromise, or failure of conventional resection-based strategies. However, it should not be regarded as a routine substitute for pneumonectomy. This narrative review summarizes the major etiologies, clinical manifestations, and surgical approaches to destroyed lung, with particular attention to the selective role, indications, technical challenges, and limitations of lung transplantation in this setting.

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Destroyed lungLung transplantationSurgical management

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PMID42321550
PMCPMC13569754

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