Successful Bilateral Lung Retransplantation in a Patient with Primary Graft Failure Following a Single Lung Transplantation / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 490-494, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-172674
ABSTRACT
Lung transplantation is the choice of treatment for selected patients with end-stage pulmonary disease. However, retransplantation of the lung due to primary graft failure carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. This is a case of a 52 year old male with emphysema who continuously needed a ventilator care and a tracheostomy. He underwent a left single lung transplantation but were not able to wean from the ventilator due to primary graft failure, and therefore we decided to do a retransplantation. Bilateral sequential single lung transplantation was performed under the cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient recovered quite well and was discharged and fully active with his work. Retransplantation although it carries a high risk, is a very effective treatment in patients with primary graft failure.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Emphysema
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Reoperation
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Tracheostomy
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass
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Ventilators, Mechanical
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Mortality
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Lung Transplantation
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Transplants
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Emphysema
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Graft Rejection
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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