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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1131-1132
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Two Successful Lung Transplantations From a Dialysis-Dependent Donor

Dekel Shlomi, MD a , David Shitrit, MD a , Daniele Bendayan, MD a , Gidon Sahar, MD b , Milton Saute, MD b , Mordechai R. Kramer, MD a , *

a Pulmonary Institute and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel
b Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

Accepted for publication January 20, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Kramer, Pulmonary Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, 49100 Israel (Email: kramerm{at}netvision.net.il).

The shortage of organs for lung transplantation has led to the growing use of "marginal" donors. Although patients on hemodialysis are still excluded as lung transplant donors because of the possible effects of renal failure on the lungs, recent data suggest that they may be suitable in selected cases. This article describes the successful transplantation of two lungs from a single donor who had been receiving long-term hemodialysis treatment. In the absence of other causes of pulmonary diseases, such as smoking or lung infection, lungs from dialysis-dependent patients may be acceptable for lung transplantation.






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