Single lung transplantation from a brain-dead donor for a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. A breakthrough after new legislation in Japan.
Two single lung transplants from a single cadaveric donor were successfully conducted at 2 institutions on March 29, 2000, the first such procedure in Japan under newly introduced legislation. Our patient was a 48-year-old woman with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis who underwent left single-lung transplantation under cardiopulmonary support. The donor lung was preserved in 4 degrees C modified Euro-Collins solution. Total ischemic time was 5 hours and 37 minutes. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 62 with satisfactory respiratory function.
Miyoshi
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Department of Surgery, Course of Interventional Medicine (E1), Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Minami
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Ohta
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Okumura
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Takeda
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Matsuda
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D001926:Brain Death / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014019:Tissue Donors