A Case Report on Redo Lung Transplantation for Treating Chronic Pulmonary Graft Rejection.
- Author:
Seok Jin HAAM
1
;
Hyo Chae PAIK
;
Doo Yun LEE
;
Beomjin LIM
;
Kwan wook KIM
;
Woosik YU
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea. hcpaik@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchiolitis obliterans;
Graft rejection;
Lung transplantation
- MeSH:
Bronchiolitis Obliterans;
Dyspnea;
Eisenmenger Complex;
Female;
Graft Rejection;
Humans;
Korea;
Lung;
Lung Transplantation;
Transplants;
Ventilators, Mechanical
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2010;43(6):734-738
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 43 year-old female, who underwent bilateral lung transplantation for Eisenmenger syndrome 10 years previously, visited our hospital complaining of progressive severe dyspnea. She was diagnosed as having bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, which was presumably caused by chronic graft rejection following lung transplantation. Due to the aggravated dyspnea despite medical treatment, she required ventilator care and then she underwent lung retransplantation. We report here on a case of lung retransplantation for treating chronic graft rejection following the previous lung transplantation for the first time in Korea.
