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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:1023-1025
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Postpneumonectomy syndrome in single lung transplantation recipient following previous pneumonectomy

Pranya Sakiyalak, MDa, Wickii T. Vigneswaran, MDa*

a Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA

Accepted for publication August 27, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Vigneswaran, 2160 South First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
e-mail: wvignes{at}lumc.edu

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.




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