title: Postoperative pleural effusion in living lobar lung transplant donors.
abstract: In living-donor lobar lung transplantation, the importance of donor safety should be emphasized because of the necessity of placing two donors at risk for each recipient. Approximately 3% of donors were reportedly readmitted to hospitals owing to complications after the donor surgery. Herein, we report two cases of living lobar lung transplant donors who exhibited accumulation of pleural effusion after discharge and were readmitted for treatment. The mechanism of this complication was not clearly elucidated, but surgeons should not ignore the possibility of pleural effusion necessitating readmission in living-donor lobar lung transplant donors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toyazaki
authors.forename: Fengshi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonobe
authors.forename: Takuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujinaga
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bando
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Date
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019520:Living Donors; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents