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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
We report six single-lung transplantations in emphysematous patients with end-stage disease. Compression of the graft or ventilation/perfusion imbalance were not observed. Rejection episodes were generally documented through transbronchial biopsies and the radiological changes related to acute infections or rejections were restricted to the transplanted lung. Three patients died from CMV pneumonia, status epilepticus and fibrosis of the graft following bronchography, respectively. The three remaining patients are well, with documented improvement of pulmonary function tests and arterial blood gases. Bronchial complications were observed in all patients and have in some cases required dilatation or insertion of a stent. Although requiring a longer follow up, single transplantation is feasible and beneficial in patients with end-stage emphysema.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0341-2040
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
168 Suppl
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1169-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Single-lung transplantation in emphysematous patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Pneumologie et Réanimation, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article