Simultaneous single lobar lung transplantation and contralateral lung volume reduction.
Lung transplantation (LTx) and lung volume reduction surgery are established therapies for end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Although native lung hyperinflation is a well-known complication of unilateral LTx for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the unilateral procedure continues to be performed because of severe shortages of cadaveric donors. As native lung hyperinflation can adversely affect the graft, all possible protection should be provided for patients with one-lobe transplantation. We report an emphysematous juvenile patient who successfully underwent simultaneous living-donor, single-lobe LTx and volume reduction in the contralateral lung.
['Konoeda|Chihiro|C|', 'Sato|Masaaki|M|', 'Nagayama|Kazuhiro|K|', 'Nakajima|Jun|J|0000-0003-1174-0816']
D004646:Emphysema D006801:Humans D008168:Lung D016040:Lung Transplantation D011013:Pneumonectomy D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema
Lung transplantation Lung volume reduction Native lung hyperinflation Emphysema