title: Graft pneumonectomy and delayed contralateral lung transplantation.
abstract: We believe that contralateral single lung transplantation after graft pneumonectomy has not been reported yet in the literature. We present the case of an emphysematous patient who received a unilateral left lung transplant and had severe stenosis in bronchial anastomosis and bronchiectasis develop. Four years after transplantation we decided to perform a left pneumonectomy and a delayed right lung transplantation. Nine months after the procedure the patient is ambulatory and is not dependent on oxygen support.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain. dgavm@yahoo.es
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gómez de Antonio
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gámez
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Córdoba
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moradiellos
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varela
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents