title: When thoracic organ recipients become abdominal organ donors: sharing the risks and benefits of transplantation: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The increasing demand for organ donation has resulted in the use of expanded-criteria donors. Solid organ transplant recipients and potential recipients represent a unique pool of selected organ donors that may help to meet this demand.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present 2 cases, a lung transplant recipient and a patient on the lung transplant waiting list, who became kidney donors to 4 recipients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These donations illustrate the interrelated risks and benefits for transplant recipients who themselves can become unintended, but effective donors.
authors: Department of Nephrology, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, East Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Electronic address: samantha.chua@health.wa.gov.au.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Chua
authors: Department of Nephrology, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, East Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Swaminathan
authors: Department of Nephrology, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, East Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Irish
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency; D018570:Risk Assessment; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement