The First Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation in Korea: a Case Report.

The First Living-Donor Lobar Lung Transplantation in Korea: a Case Report. J Korean Med Sci. 2018 Oct 22;33(43):e282 Authors: Choi S, Park SI, Lee GD, Kim HR, Kim DK, Jung SH, Yun TJ, Kim IO, Choi DK, Choi IC, Song JM, Hong SB, Shim TS, Jo KW, Lee SO, Do KH, Chae EJ Abstract Lung transplantation is the only treatment for end-stage lung disease, but the problem of donor shortage is unresolved issue. Herein, we report the first case of living-donor lobar lung transplantation (LDLLT) in Korea. A 19-year-old woman patient with idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension received her father's right lower lobe and her mother's left lower lobe after pneumonectomy of both lungs in 2017. The patient has recovered well and is enjoying normal social activity. We think that LDLLT could be an alternative approach to deceased donor lung transplantation to overcome the shortage of lung donors. PMID: 30344465 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - Category: Biomedical Science Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research