Orthotopic heart transplantation eleven years after left pneumonectomy.
Orthotopic heart transplantation was performed in a 21-year-old medical student 11 years after left pneumonectomy for a rhabdomyosarcoma. The cardiomyopathy was the result of the administration of doxorubicin (Adriamycin). The surgical procedure was largely facilitated as a result of an in-hospital donor and the absence of major adhesions. The early postoperative course was mainly uneventful. The patient is doing well 9 months after operation, without any episode of rejection or infection.
D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*
D004317:Doxorubicin