title: Heart-lung transplantation in a 16-month-old infant.
abstract: A 16-month-old boy who had a heart-lung transplantation is doing well 16 months postoperatively. The HLT can be a successful treatment for very young patients. Most of the postoperative management can be assessed with noninvasive techniques. Normally, the allograph grows with the recipient.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Médicale Infantile, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Pierre Bénite, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ninet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jocteur-Monrozier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Champsaur
mesh_terms: D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000601:surgery*