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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 52, 1317-1319, Copyright © 1991 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Contralateral pneumonectomy after single-lung transplantation for emphysema

RJ Novick, AH Menkis, D Sandler, A Garg, D Ahmad, S Williams and FN McKenzie
Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.

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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