Long-Term Maintenance of Pulmonary Function in the Contralateral Unaffected Lung with Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction After Bilateral Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation

Purpose: Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) is a major obstacle to long-term survival after lung transplantation (LT). Compared with cadaveric LT, CLAD after bilateral living-donor lobar lung transplantation (LDLLT) is characterized by a delayed disease onset and development predominantly in the unilateral lung. However, long-term changes in pulmonary function after LDLLT remain unclear. The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term changes in pulmonary function of the affected and unaffected lungs with CLAD after bilateral LDLLT.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research