Familial interstitial pneumonia revealed after living-donor lobar lung transplantation

Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Mar 1:S0003-4975(21)00340-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.021. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLiving-donor lobar lung transplantation (LDLLT) is often indicated for acute exacerbation of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) because of the long waiting time for cadaveric lung transplantation in Japan. Donors without major underlying diseases are selected after medical screening. A 44-year-old man donated his right lower lobe to his sibling with IIP. Although he was free of any major medical problems before LDLLT, fibrotic changes appeared in both the donated lung and the donor's remaining lungs in a case of familial interstitial pneumonia. In LDLLT for IIP, donor candidates should be informed of the potential issue of a familial disease.PMID:33662313 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.021

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - March 4, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Nobuyuki Yoshiyasu Masaaki Sato Hirokazu Urushiyama Akihiro Aoyama Hiroshi Date Jun Nakajima Source Type: research