Journal article
Contralateral pneumonectomy after single-lung transplantation for emphysema
Abstract
An intractable contralateral air leak developed in a 46-year-old woman after right single-lung transplantation for emphysema. A left pneumonectomy was performed on postoperative day 17, leaving the patient with only one transplanted lung. Fifteen months postoperatively the patient is well and has satisfactory pulmonary function. Survival with a good quality of life is possible after single-lung transplantation and bilateral sequential …
Authors
Novick RJ; Menkis AH; Sandler D; Garg A; Ahmad D; Williams S; McKenzie FN
Journal
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 52, No. 6, pp. 1317–1319
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 1991
DOI
10.1016/0003-4975(91)90021-h
ISSN
0003-4975