As originially published in 1991: Contralateral pneumonectomy after single-lung transplantation for emphysema. Updated in 1996.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An intractable contralateral air leak developed in a 46-year-old woman after right single-lung transplantation for emphysema. A left pneumonectomy was performed on postoperative day 17, leaving the patient with only one transplanted lung. Fifteen months postoperatively the patient is well and has satisfactory pulmonary function. Survival with a good quality of life is possible after single-lung transplantation and bilateral sequential pneumonectomies.
Medical subject headings
- Lung Transplantation
- Pneumonectomy
- Postoperative Complications
- Pulmonary Emphysema