title: Postpneumonectomy syndrome in single lung transplantation recipient following previous pneumonectomy.
abstract: Successful single lung transplantation following previous pneumonectomy has not been reported in the literature. We report a patient with cystic fibrosis who underwent left single lung transplantation following right pneumonectomy 13 years previously. The outcome was adversely affected by postpneumonectomy syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Pranya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sakiyalak
authors.forename: Wickii T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Vigneswaran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012086:Reoperation; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*