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Case Reports
. 2017 May;103(5):e397-e399.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.09.095.

Successful Single-Lung Transplantation in a Patient With a Lung Destroyed by Tuberculosis

Hye Ju Yeo  1 , Woo Hyun Cho  1 , Dohyung Kim  2 , Doosoo Jeon  1 , Yun Seong Kim  3
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Successful Single-Lung Transplantation in a Patient With a Lung Destroyed by Tuberculosis

Hye Ju Yeo et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 May.

Abstract

In most countries, patients with lungs destroyed by tuberculosis (TB) are excluded from lung transplantation (LTx) because of concerns about TB recurrence. LTx may be an effective therapeutic option for patients with chronic respiratory failure, but there are no reports of successful LTx in patients with lungs destroyed by TB. We present the case of successful single LTx in a patient with chronic respiratory failure after pneumonectomy with antituberculous chemotherapy. At the 16-month follow-up, he did not show any evidence of TB recurrence and his respiratory problems and quality of life were improved by LTx.

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  • Lung Transplantation in Tuberculosis.
    Samano MN, Fernandes LM, Campos SV, Pêgo-Fernandes PM. Samano MN, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Sep;106(3):934. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.03.065. Epub 2018 Apr 30. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018. PMID: 29715440 No abstract available.
  • Reply.
    Yeo HJ, Cho WH, Jeon D, Kim D, Kim YS. Yeo HJ, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Sep;106(3):934-935. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.04.056. Epub 2018 May 22. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018. PMID: 29792827 No abstract available.

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