Contralateral pneumonectomy after single-lung transplantation for emphysema. |
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| Authors: | R J Novick A H Menkis D Sandler A Garg D Ahmad S Williams F N McKenzie |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada. |
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| 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 pneumonectomies. |
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