title: Late contralateral lobectomy after single-lung transplantation for emphysema.
abstract: Cases of hyperinflation of native emphysematous lung have been reported in the early period after single-lung transplantation. We report a case of a similar complication that occurred 2 years after transplantation and was successfully treated by lobectomy.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Laennec, Paris, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Pimpec-Barthes
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Debrosse
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Cuenod
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gandjbakhch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riquet
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography